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Management of Specific Poisonings

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Care of the Critically Ill Patient

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Although they have no place in therapy except as anticonvulsants, barbiturates are still extensively prescribed and constitute the major cause of death in acute ingestant poisoning. Traditionally, the barbiturate drugs are divided into four classes and their main properties and hazards are shown in Table 49.1 [20].

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  1. Intensive Therapy Unit, The Middlesex Hospital, W1N 8AA, London, England

    Jack Tinker BSc, FRCS, FRCP, DIC (Director) (Director)

  2. Hôpital Henri Mondor, F-94010, Creteil, France

    Maurice Rapin MD (Chef du Service de Réanimation Médicale) (Chef du Service de Réanimation Médicale)

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Bismuth, C. (1983). Management of Specific Poisonings. In: Tinker, J., Rapin, M. (eds) Care of the Critically Ill Patient. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3498-5_49

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