…differs between units. Poisoning with other weak acids where the poison control centre recommends it, for example certain phenoxy acid herbicides (2,4 D, MCPA)…

…stroke, intracranial haemorrhage, seizure, poisoning and severe withdrawal. 4. Establish whether the condition is new or clearly worse than baseline. Contact relatives, home care services…

…direct instillation into the lung. No tube may be used before its position has been verified by an approved method, and auscultation is not such…

…otherwise stated. When the weight of a child aged 1–10 years is unknown: estimate it as (age in years + 4) × 2 kg , but use…

…2. Assess the neurological symptoms and at the same time exclude other acute causes, for example hypoglycaemia, poisoning, stroke, meningitis and a postictal state. 3…

…upper limit of normal: paracetamol poisoning, ischaemic hepatitis ("shock liver") or acute viral hepatitis. The three are distinguished by the history and the speed of…

…3. identify and treat the precipitating cause, 4. prevent recurrence and secondary brain injury. The doses in the treatment ladder below follow the Swedish local…

…reached gradually by day 3–4 Protein 1.2–2.0 g/kg/day Enteral nutrition Started within 48 h where possible Thromboprophylaxis Low molecular…

…treatment protocols that are available where you practise. Initial management of all poisonings ABCDE Step Assessment and action : : A Assess the airway, the pharyngeal reflexes…

CPR Poisoning and drug toxicity In adolescents and young adults, intoxication events leading to cardiac arrest are notably prevalent, primarily due to the misuse of…

…mean nothing. Capture is verified only when every pacing spike is followed by a wide QRS complex and a pulse that can be felt. The…

…treatment of poisoning. Charcoal also does not bind every poison. With the following substances charcoal is ineffective and management is instead governed by the antidote…

…for the cause instead. Conditions in which the highest possible oxygen concentration is given irrespective of the saturation Carbon monoxide poisoning. The pulse oximeter does…

…period, for example after poisoning, since this is not compatible with a DCD process. The assessment of medical suitability is made by the transplant team…