emergency

which patients should be assumed to have an ingestion?

altered level of consciousness

life threatening arrhythmia

trauma pt

pt with bizarre or puzzling presentation
leading drugs to cause poisoning deaths
- analgesics
- antidepressants
- street drugs
- stimulants
- sedative/hypnotic/antipsycotic
- cardiovascular drugs
- alcohol
history in drug overdose

hx from witnesses,police,ambulance etc

pill containers

drug taken, how many

why intentional vs accidental

*presume info is innacurate

Author

chrismacht

ID

72296

Card Set

emergency

Description

toxicology

Updated

2011-03-11T21:21:52Z