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Fall 2007
Vol. 5 No. 5
Thallium Poisoning
Thallium is a well-known poison cited in numerous works of fictional literature, but is also a popular real-life agent of murder with worldwide homicidal usage documented since the 1800s ...

Summer 2007
Vol. 5 No. 2
Arsenic Poisoning
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element that is an odorless, tasteless, silver-grey, brittle, semi-metallic solid. When bound to sulfur, oxygen, and chlorine it forms inorganic compounds; when bound to molecules containing carbon it forms...

Spring 2007 Vol. 5 No. 1
The Use of Sodium Bicarbonate in Medical Toxicology

Sodium bicarbonate administration is a suggested treatment modality for a variety of toxicologic and nontoxicologic conditions such as poisonings by tricyclic antidepressants, toxic alcohols, and salicylates, and other conditions such as hyperkalemia. The rationale for its use ...

Winter 2006 Vol. 4 No. 4
The Use of Calcium in Toxicology

Calcium is a cation necessary for the normal functioning of a variety of enzymes and organ systems, including muscle and nerve tissue. The normal ranges for serum calcium concentrations are ...

Fall 2006 Vol. 4 No. 3
Latrodectism – Diagnosis and Treatment

Of over 20,000 species of spiders in the United States, only about 50 species have fangs that can penetrate human skin and only 2 species are commonly implicated in human ...

 

Biological Threats
How to Handle Anthrax and other Biological Agent Threats
October 12, 2001
By the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Ecstasy" Dangers
Local Death, Life-threatening Reactions to "Ecstasy"
June 5, 2001
"A recent increase in severe reactions to the street drug "Ecstasy" has prompted CPCS to renew alerts about the drug's dangers..."

Health Care Professionals

Fundamental Marketing Principles in the Service of Education and Outreach: A special Section for Health Educators, February 2003


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FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Poisonings continue to be a leading cause of injury. Your dedication to prevent these poisonings is greatly appreciated.

Our materials available for order, specifically targeted to health care providers, include:

  • Health Professional Phone Stickers
    Phone stickers with with 800 number (different than public number).

  • 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).

    Cover 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.



 

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