Poisoning and Drug Overdose

An instant-answer guide you can turn to for on-the-spot treatment of poisoning and drug overdose Poisoning & Drug Overdose, Sixth Edition delivers critical information on effective diagnosis and treatment of drug-related emergencies and chemical exposures.

Divided into four sections:

• Section I covers initial emergency management, including treatment of complications; physical and laboratory diagnosis; and decontamination and enhanced elimination procedures
• Section II provides detailed information on 150 common drugs and poisons
• Section III describes the use of antidotes and therapeutic drugs to treat poisoning
• Section IV describes the medical management of chemical and occupational exposures, with a table of more than 500 industrial chemicals

Poisoning & Drug Overdose, Sixth Edition is enhanced by numerous tables, charts, and a comprehensive index featuring generic, chemical, and brand names, making it an essential resource for anyone responding to drug-related emergencies and chemical exposures.

“Poisoning & Drug Overdose belongs in every emergency physician’s workroom.” --Academic Emergency Medicine reviewing earlier edition

“…a great addition to any emergency department library when rapid reference is needed to treat and diagnose the poisoned patient.” -- Annals of Emergency Medicine reviewing earlier edition

Software features

The Poisoning and Drug Overdose is powered by the MSDict technology especially enhanced for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with the following key benefits:

• Quick search of words while you type
• Hyperlinks between words and articles
• Fast article scrolling
• Bookmarks - you can use the Bookmarks feature as a learning tool and create your own topics and wordlists
• Filters added to help you locate the word you are searching for:
• Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
• Keyword- used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
• Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
• Ability to change the font size in the word definitions – this feature is available from the phone Settings
• No connection to the Internet required - you can use the dictionary on your device without connecting to the Internet and with no additional charges