The Use of Activated Charcoal for Acute Poisonings
Poisoning results from the ingestion of or contact with harmful substances including overdose or incorrect use of any drug or medication. Decontamination measures prevent the absorption of the substance from the gastrointestinal tract to minimize systemic effects. Activated charcoal is the intervent...
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doaj-c769d987b7864df1995b39d98d77d1e72020-11-25T03:33:40ZengInternational Journal of Medical StudentsInternational Journal of Medical Students2076-63272017-03-0151455210.5195/ijms.2017.169169The Use of Activated Charcoal for Acute PoisoningsJuliana Bonilla-Velez0Juliana Bonilla-Velez1Darly J Marin-Cuero2Darly J Marin-Cuero3Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USAProgram of Medicine and Surgery, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.Program of Medicine and Surgery, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Valle del Cauca, ColombiaProgram of Medicine and Surgery, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.Poisoning results from the ingestion of or contact with harmful substances including overdose or incorrect use of any drug or medication. Decontamination measures prevent the absorption of the substance from the gastrointestinal tract to minimize systemic effects. Activated charcoal is the intervention most frequently used in the initial management of patients with acute intoxications. The use of activated charcoal has decreased over time, but there may be a subgroup of patients who would benefit from its use. In this review we describe the epidemiology of intoxications, the composition and pharmacology of activated charcoal, indications and dosing for use of single dose and multiple doses of charcoal, contraindications, complications and a summary for recommended use of this measure based on published studies.http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/169charcoaldecontaminationpoisoningtoxicology |
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The Use of Activated Charcoal for Acute Poisonings |
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The Use of Activated Charcoal for Acute Poisonings |
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The Use of Activated Charcoal for Acute Poisonings |
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The Use of Activated Charcoal for Acute Poisonings |
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The Use of Activated Charcoal for Acute Poisonings |
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use of activated charcoal for acute poisonings |
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International Journal of Medical Students |
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International Journal of Medical Students |
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2076-6327 |
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2017-03-01 |
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Poisoning results from the ingestion of or contact with harmful substances including overdose or incorrect use of any drug or medication. Decontamination measures prevent the absorption of the substance from the gastrointestinal tract to minimize systemic effects. Activated charcoal is the intervention most frequently used in the initial management of patients with acute intoxications. The use of activated charcoal has decreased over time, but there may be a subgroup of patients who would benefit from its use. In this review we describe the epidemiology of intoxications, the composition and pharmacology of activated charcoal, indications and dosing for use of single dose and multiple doses of charcoal, contraindications, complications and a summary for recommended use of this measure based on published studies. |
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charcoal decontamination poisoning toxicology |
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