Poisoning
& Drug Overdose -- from 
4th edition (2004) McGraw-Hill.
Edited by Kent R. Olson, MD, FACEP (California Poison Control Center;
University of California, San Francisco Division, San Francisco).
Key Benefit: This is the leading manual on the diagnosis, management,
and treatment of poisonings and drug overdoses, including chemical
and occupational exposures. The manual is designed in outline format,
making it perfect for quick reference. Key Topics: The book
is divided into four sections. Section 1 focuses on diagnosis. Section
2 provides information on approximately 150 common poisons. Section
3 describes the use and side effects of common antidotes. Section
4 describes focuses on occupational illnesses and the management of
industrial problems. Market: Emergency physicians, family physicians,
pediatricians, residents, medical students, nurses, nursing students,
paramedics, pharmacy students, forensic toxicologists.
Review from Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Provides concise practical advice for diagnosis and treatment of poisoning
and drug overdose, including chemical and occupational exposures.
Includes sections on evaluation and treatment, specific poisons and
drugs, therapeutic drugs and antidotes, and environmental and occupational
toxicology. This third edition contains expanded material on common
poisons and drugs, a new table of pharmacokinetic values for common
drugs, and a table of exposure guidelines for some 500 industrial
chemicals.
