-
Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Mar 2007
Review Case ReportsAcute iron poisoning: what every pediatric intensive care unit nurse should know.
- Michael D Aldridge.
- Pediatric Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
- Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2007 Mar 1; 26 (2): 43-8; quiz 49-50.
AbstractIron is a substance commonly found in the homes of many children, leading to a high potential for accidental ingestion. Without proper recognition and treatment, iron poisoning can be fatal. This article reviews the case of a toddler who presents to the pediatric intensive care unit with iron poisoning.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*,_underline_or**bold**. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>and subscript<sub>text</sub>. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3., hyphens-or asterisks*. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com) - Images can be included with:
 - For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote..