In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the December 2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Management of Pediatric Toxic Ingestions in the Emergency Department.
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Epidemiology
Prehospital Care
ED History and Physical Exam
Diagnostic Studies
- Labs
- EKG
- Imaging
- Urine Toxicology Testing
Treatment
- Hemodialysis
- Activated Charcoal
- Whole Bowel Irrigation
- Gastric Lavage
- Ipecac
Drug Specific Therapies
- Acetaminophen
- Alcohols
- Anticholinergics
- Beta Blockers
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Cholinergic Agents
- Digoxin
- Iron
- Opioids
- Salicylates
- Sedative Hypnotics
- Sulfonylureas
- Laundry Pods
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Sam Ashoo, MD, FACEP, is board certified in emergency medicine and clinical informatics. He serves as EB Medicine’s editor-in-chief of interactive clinical pathways and FOAMEd blog, and host of EB Medicine’s EMplify podcast. Follow him below for more…
