Ugeskrift for laeger
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All patients with pain who are admitted to hospitals in Denmark must be assessed for levels of pain. However, it is not certain how pain should be measured. ⋯ Furthermore, other suitable methods are compared with VAS. VAS is particularly useful for clinical research, but for daily clinical practice it may be easier to use a numeric rating scale.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Jun 2013
Case Reports[Survival after oral poisoning with insecticide against moles containing aluminium phosphide].
A 31-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and vomiting with a smell of garlic and rotten fish. He was brought to the ER being circulatory affected, metabolic acidotic and he developed more episodes of arrhythmia. ⋯ Treatment is symptomatic. To avoid contamination of the staff is it important to use air-tight containers for excretions and furthermore to use chemical clothing and breathing protection.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Jun 2013
Case Reports[Poisoning with aluminumphosphide can be life-threatening for patients as well as health professionals].
Aluminumphosphide (AlP) is used worldwide as a rodenticide. Exposed patients are rare in northern Europe due to restricted use. ⋯ The treatment is symptomatic and no antidote is available. We present a case story of an intended poisoning in which initial treatment was postponed until proper safety measures for health professionals were available.