A study of all cases of attempted suicide by drug ingestion over a 6-month period was
undertaken to evaluate the use of an emergency toxicology service and to establish the role …

Over one year ago, it became very clear to us that the management of patients suffering from
overdoses of drugs could be conducted with an increased amount of confidence once the …

Data were collected on 176 consecutive cases of drug overdose evaluated in an emergency
department. quantitative serum toxic screening (TS) was performed for 164 (93%) of these …

Patients with acute drug intoxications either intentional or unintentional, require immediate
care, often followed by long-term management of resultant medical complications and …

Toxicologic analysis cannot supplant physician skills in the diagnosis and management of
poisoning; however, it is a useful adjunct when properly used. Laboratory use should reflect …

A retrospective review of all patients admitted to an urban teaching hospital emergency
department with the complaint of overdose, poisoning, or ingestion during a 10-month …

• Two hundred nine cases of intentional drug overdose were reviewed to determine the
importance of discordance between drugs identified by toxicology analysis and those …

A study was made of 187 patients suffering from overdosage by means of clinical records
and drug analysis. Drugs were detected in 152 patients. The groups of drugs most frequently …

Abstract Information is presented on a role for the pharmacist in toxicological analyses in
poisoning cases. Rapid screening tests for urine are listed. Blood level data on various …

Abstract 'Drug overdosage'is coming to mean overdosage with several drugs rather than just
one. Rapid and comprehensive screening procedures are therefore needed. At the Poisons …