Approach to the Poisoned Patient.

ABSTRACT:

Audience

This video lecture is appropriate for emergency medical providers who are not comfortable with initial assessment of poisoned patients. Ideal learners include medical students and residents.

Introduction

Poisoning is the leading cause of injury-related mortality in the United States, with more than 40,000 deaths annually.1 Of all ED injury-related visits, 2.4% are related to poisoning.2 While providers may have access to support services (poison control center, medical toxicology consulting service), they are often responsible for the initial evaluation of poisoned patients. While a large portion of poisoned patients have good outcomes regardless of the care they receive, inappropriate risk assessment and lack of knowledge about basic interventions can put patients

SUBMITTER: Heard K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature