Pharmacologic Strategies for Treatment of Poisonings Journal Article

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Authors: Roberts, E; Gooch, M. D.
Article Title: Pharmacologic Strategies for Treatment of Poisonings
Abstract: Poisoning is the leading cause of injury-related mortality in the United States. Data suggest that nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals is increasing, along with a proportional increase in subsequent adverse events. The widespread use of illegal drugs contributes to the challenge, because these drugs may produce a wide array of clinical presentations that warrant time-critical recognition and treatment. Common legal and illegal poisonings highlighting clinical presentations in terms of toxidromes as a means of categorically recognizing these emergencies is the focus of this article. To optimize outcomes for situations such as these, pharmacologic considerations are discussed and explored.
Journal Title: The Nursing clinics of North America
Volume: 51
Issue: 1
ISSN: 1558-1357; 0029-6465
Publisher: Elsevier Inc  
Journal Place: United States
Date Published: 2016
Start Page: 57
End Page: 68
Language: eng
DOI/URL:

10.1016/j.cnur.2015.11.003
Notes: LR: 20160222; CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 0042033; 0 (Prescription Drugs); 0 (Street Drugs); OTO: NOTNLM; ppublish