• American family physician · Jan 1998

    Review

    Oral poisonings: guidelines for initial evaluation and treatment.

    • L C Larsen and D M Cummings.
    • East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
    • Am Fam Physician. 1998 Jan 1; 57 (1): 85-92.

    AbstractThe initial evaluation and management of poisoned patients should be comprehensive and include an accurate history whenever possible, stabilization of the patient's condition, a physical assessment to evaluate the extent of poisoning and the presence of concurrent conditions, decontamination of the gastrointestinal tract using activated charcoal, gastric lavage, administration of ipecac or irrigation, poison-specific treatment with administration of antidotes when indicated and proper disposition. Consultation with a poison control center is often helpful in assessing and treating these patients.

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