Citation

Greaves I, Goodacre S, Grout P. J. Accid. Emerg. Med. 1996; 13(1): 46-48.

Affiliation

Accident and Emergency Department, Hull Royal Infirmary.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8821228

PMCID

PMC1342609

Abstract

A questionnaire consisting of 10 overdose scenarios was sent to 190 career accident and emergency staff in the United Kingdom, asking in each case how the respondents would treat a patient to prevent drug absorption. The responses showed lack of consensus in treatment methods. There was extensive use of both ipecacuanha induced emesis and gastric lavage despite a lack of experimental evidence to support these techniques.

Language: en