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    Principles of Toxicologic Management

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    First Things First

    • ABC’s with Tox in mind:
      • A: airway, antidotes
      • B: breathing
      • C: circulation, c-spine
      • D: disability, decontamination
      • E: exposure, enhanced elimination
    • Remember the coma cocktail: “DON’T”
      • Dextrose: check peripheral glucose
        • 1 amp D50W IV for adults
        • 10 mL/kg of D10W IV for children
      • Oxygen: check O2 sats
      • Naloxone: for the opioid toxidrome
        • 0.4 mg IV/IM, titrate up based on adequacy of respirations
      • Thiamine: all malnourished patients, especially alcoholics
        • 100 mg IV

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    Last updated: April 29, 2010

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