MANAGEMENT OF DRUG OVERDOSES IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS INTHE UNITED-KINGDOM

Authors
GREAVES I GOODACRE S GROUT P
Citation
I. Greaves et al., MANAGEMENT OF DRUG OVERDOSES IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS INTHE UNITED-KINGDOM, Journal of accident & emergency medicine, 13(1), 1996, pp. 46-48
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care","Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of accident & emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
13510622
Volume
13
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
46 - 48
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-0622(1996)13:1<46:MODOIA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A questionnaire consisting of 10 overdose scenarios was sent to 190 ca reer accident and emergency staff in the United Kingdom, asking in eac h case how the respondents would treat a patient to prevent drug absor ption. The responses showed lack of consensus in treatment methods. Th ere was extensive use of both ipecacuanha induced emesis and gastric l avage despite a lack of experimental evidence to support these techniq ues.