Poisoning and Drug Overdose
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N-Acetylcysteine Overdose After Acetaminophen Poisoning
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a drug used widely and effectively in oral and intravenous forms as a specific antidote for acetaminophen poisoning. In children considering the toxic dose of acetaminophen ingested by the patient and the body weight, the physician prescribes a specific dose of NAC. There is always a risk of iatrogenic overdose of NAC which can cause different mild to...
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BACKGROUND The study examines time trends and sociodemographic aspects of drug poisoning deaths in England and Wales. METHODS Socio-demographic data from the four drug groups most commonly used in poisoning were extracted, and annual age- and sex-specific mortality rates calculated. Enumeration districts were ranked into five groups on the basis of their Carstairs scores, and the number of de...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 1993
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.10.3.258