Single dose activated charcoal for gut decontamination: Application by medical non-professionals -a prospective study on availability and practicability

Context: Oral activated charcoal (AC) for toxin absorption should be applied as soon as possible. Extra-hospital AC-application on site by medical laypersons with pre-emptive obtained AC may save time, but may be inferior to AC-application by medical professionals. Objective: 1) Availability and inc...

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Main Authors: Rudolf Pfab, Sabrina Schmoll, Gabriele Dostal, Jochen Stenzel, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Florian Eyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750016301111