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Venomous snake bites

01 October 2001

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Snake bite is an uncommon cause of presentation to hospital in the UK. However, because of the rarity of snake bites by exotic species, the clinical features and...

Mothball poisoning

01 May 2002

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Mothballs are not as commonly used as they were in the past, but there are still available. Last year NPIS (London) received 76 enquires concerning mothballs, that...

Metallic and inorganic mercury poisoning

01 April 2003

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is most familiar in its metallic form as the silver grey liquid, known as quicksilver, in thermometers and...

Poisoning: sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate

01 May 2003

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate are widely used both pharmaceutical and in the home. Each can cause hyperna-traemia, defined as a sodium concentration greater...

Overdose of insulin and other diabetic medication

01 November 2002

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

NICOLA BATES highlights the dangers associated with the management of diabetes

Sulphonylureas and metformin overdose: clinical features and management

01 May 2001

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Nicola Bates discusses the problems in the treatment of overdose of two drugs commonly prescribed for the management of diabetes

Plant poisoning

01 March 2000

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Ingestion of plant material is a relatively common cause of enquiry to poisons information centres. Enquiries about bulbs such as daffodil and snowdrop, are common...

Acid and alkali injury

01 December 1999

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Nicola Bates addresses the issues of acid and alkali injury

Acute poisoning: Bleaches, disinfectants and detergents

01 March 2001

Emergency Nurse

Clinical poisoning

There are many different household products used for cleaning. When dealing with an enquiry concerning an adult or child who has ingested a household cleaner, it is...

Acute poisoning: exposure to diy products

01 December 2002

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Home improvement is an increasingly popular pastime and there is a wide range of decorating DIY products available to the general public. Accidental exposure in the...

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