Introduction: Acute toxic ingestion is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. Emergency physicians (EP) caring for overdose (OD) patients are often required to make critical decisions with incomplete information. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) may have a role in assisting EPs manage OD patients. We evaluated the impact of different liquid adjuncts used for gastric decontamination on examiners' ability to identify the presence of tablets using POCUS, and assessed examiners' ability to quantify the numbers of tablets in a simulated massive OD.
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تاريخ نشر
2014
عنوان
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
شماره جلد
15/2
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )