When to consider poisoning
The Risk assessment in poisoning page has been updated with a new segment on when to consider poisoning.
Pages renamed as ‘…toxicity’ pages
A number of pages in the Toxicology section have had ‘toxicity’ added to their title. Existing bookmarks to these pages will now be broken.
Paracetamol toxicity definitions
The Paracetamol toxicity page has been updated including definitions of the different poisoning types.
Potassium blocking agents
The Potassium blocking agents page has had some minor updates.
Sodium channel blocking agents
The Sodium channel blocking agents page has had some minor updates.
QT measurement
The Electrocardiography page has been updated with additional information about measurement of the QT interval.
Corrosives
The Corrosives page has been extensively revised and updated.
Alkali eye burns
The segment on alkali eye injuries has been moved from the Corrosives page to the Other ocular trauma page and merged and updated with the content there.
Indications for platelet transfusion
The Platelet transfusion page has been updated with revised indications for platelet transfusion.
Other antidepressant toxicity page created
The Antidepressant toxicity page has been divided to create a new page called Other antidepressant toxicity.
SSRI toxicity page created
The Antidepressant toxicity page has been divided to create a new page called SSRI toxicity.
Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity page created
The Antidepressant toxicity page has been divided to create a new page called Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity.
Endoscopy for treatment of poisoning
The Other methods of GIT decontamination page has been updated with additional information about endoscopy in the treatment of poisoning.
Pharmacobezoars
The Other methods of GIT decontamination page has been updated with additional information about pharmacobezoars.
ECMO in severe poisoning
The Management of poisoning page had been updated with an expanded segment on ECMO in severe poisoning.
Agents with delayed toxicity
The Risk assessment in poisoning page has been updated with some additional information about agents with delayed toxicity.
Headache quiz
A new Headache quiz has been added. It is a 10 question quiz drawn from a bank of 50 questions so can be taken multiple times and will always be different. It is of ACEM Fellowship Exam (or higher) standard, so not for the faint hearted.This brings the total number of questions on the website … Read more
De-escalation techniques
The Violence page has been updated with additional information about de-escalation techniques.
Restraint
The Restraint page has had a number of other minor updates.
Route of administration for chemical restraint
The Restraint page has been updated with an expanded segment on the route of administration for chemical restraint.