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Toxicology , Toxins

Wilderness Toxins: Can You Identify the Poison?

4/8/2019 Geoff Comp, DO, FAWM , Charles Duke, MD, PhD , Heath A. Jolliff, DO, FACMT, FAAEM, FACEP

The prompt identification of a potential environmental toxin allows for early treatment and management. Specific identification as well as recognition of pertinent signs and symptoms are important ski

Toxins , Toxicology

Toxic YouTube Challenges

4/15/2018 Matt Eisenstat, MD , Christopher Holstege, MD

Social media has given rise to viral dares ranging from silly to outright dangerous. Be ready for these "challenges" to arrive in your ED.

Clinical , Toxicology , Toxins

Tide Pod Challenge: A Closer Look at the Toxicology

4/13/2018 Aaron S. Frey, DO

Every few months a new challenge becomes a viral sensation on social media. One of these challenges - eating a laundry detergent pod - has led to an incredible uptick in potential poisonings (35 times

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Chemical Warfare Agents

10/3/2017 Navneet Cheema, MD , Natalie Neumann, MD

Chemical Warfare Agents Today, chemical warfare agents (CWAs) may pose a greater hazard to civilians than soldiers. The threat of chemical warfare is hardly novel. Traditionally used by armies to bre

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Toxicology , Toxins

Small, but Deadly: Part 2

1/8/2015 Jason Chu, MD , Danish Malik, MD

Small, but Deadly: Part 2 Remember that 22-month-old girl from the last issue? Well, armed with the information from the last article, you now feel ready to treat any of her potential medication ing

Clinical , Toxicology , Toxins

Dangerous Elements: The Story of Lead and its Toxic Effects

10/15/2014 John Morrison, MD , Elizabeth Gorbe, MD

Dangerous Elements: The Story of Lead and its Toxic Effects A brief history In the roaring twenties, New York City was known to have the United States' premier forensic toxicology lab. Appointed in 1

Pediatric EM , Toxicology , Toxins

Scorpion's Sting

8/14/2014

Scorpion's Sting Christine Huang, MD, EM Pediatric Resident, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Background There are over 1,500 species of scorpions worldwide, of which only about 50 are dangerous eno

Browsing: Toxins

Wilderness Toxins: Can You Identify the Poison?

Toxic YouTube Challenges

Tide Pod Challenge: A Closer Look at the Toxicology

Chemical Warfare Agents

Small, but Deadly: Part 2

Dangerous Elements: The Story of Lead and its Toxic Effects

Scorpion's Sting

#FOAMed and External Sources

Episode 40 Tox N Shakespeare

Deep Dive – Round 24

Management of Toxin-Related Seizures

DDx positive troponin

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