TY - JOUR
T1 - Toxic industrial chemicals and chemical weapons
T2 - Exposure, identification, and management by syndrome
AU - Tomassoni, Anthony J.
AU - French, Robert N.E.
AU - Walter, Frank G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc..
PY - 2015/2/1
Y1 - 2015/2/1
N2 - Toxidromes aid emergency care providers in the context of the patient presenting with suspected poisoning, unexplained altered mental status, unknown hazardous materials or chemical weapons exposure, or the unknown overdose. The ability to capture an adequate chemical exposure history and to recognize toxidromes may reduce dependence on laboratory tests, speed time to delivery of specific antidote therapy, and improve selection of supportive care practices tailored to the etiologic agent. This article highlights elements of the exposure history and presents selected toxidromes that may be caused by toxic industrial chemicals and chemical weapons. Specific antidotes for toxidromes and points regarding their use, and special supportive measures, are presented.
AB - Toxidromes aid emergency care providers in the context of the patient presenting with suspected poisoning, unexplained altered mental status, unknown hazardous materials or chemical weapons exposure, or the unknown overdose. The ability to capture an adequate chemical exposure history and to recognize toxidromes may reduce dependence on laboratory tests, speed time to delivery of specific antidote therapy, and improve selection of supportive care practices tailored to the etiologic agent. This article highlights elements of the exposure history and presents selected toxidromes that may be caused by toxic industrial chemicals and chemical weapons. Specific antidotes for toxidromes and points regarding their use, and special supportive measures, are presented.
KW - Antidotes
KW - Exposure history
KW - Toxic industrial chemicals
KW - Toxidrome
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U2 - 10.1016/j.emc.2014.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.emc.2014.09.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25455660
AN - SCOPUS:84921882706
SN - 0733-8627
VL - 33
SP - 13
EP - 36
JO - Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
JF - Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -