GEMC:Toxicologic Disorders

General

This the main page for the Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum Project's Toxicologic Disorders section. For point of care treatment information see http://www.wikem.org/wiki/Category:Tox.

Chief Complaint: Overdose / Poisoning

Journal Articles - Open Access

• Greene SL, Dargan PI, Jones AL. Acute poisoning: understanding 90% of cases in a nutshell. Postgrad Med J. 2005 Apr;81(954):204-16. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1743253/pdf/v081p00204.pdf

Antiepileptic and Neurologic Drugs

Journal Articles - Open Access

• van Opstal JM, Janknegt R, Cilissen J, L'Ortije WH, Nel JE, De Heer F. Severe overdosage with the antiepileptic drug oxcarbazepine. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2004 Sep;58(3):329-31. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1884557/ (accessed 27 December 2013)

Carbon Monoxide / Cyanide / Inhaled Toxins

Policies and Guidelines

• American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning https://www.acep.org/Clinical---Practice-Management/Clinical-Policy--Critical-Issues-in-the-Management-of-Adult-Patients-Presenting-to-the-Emergency-Department-with-Acute-Carbon-Monoxide-Poisoning/

Hypoglycemic and Other Endocrine Medication

Journal Articles - Open Access

• Lung DD, Olson KR. Hypoglycemia in pediatric sulfonylurea poisoning: an 8-year poison center retrospective study. Pediatrics. 2011 Jun;127(6):e1558-64. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-3235. Epub 2011 May 23. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/6/e1558.full.pdf

Marine Toxins & Envenomations

Blogs and Websites

• Hensley J. Why do my hands feel so cold? EBM Gone Wild. Sept 2013. http://ebmgonewild.com/why-do-my-hands-feel-so-cold/

Other Toxicologic Emergencies

Other Resources

• GEMC: Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum (Main)