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Drug poisoning is the most common reason for consultation Poison Information Centre (TIC) in children and adults

Publication |
2016

Abstract

The usual cause of drug poisoning of children are accidents and medical errors. In adolescents and adults, it is mainly about the suicide attempts.

After exposure to toxic doses of drugs are applied methods of primary decontamination (before absorption of the drug), symptomatic therapy, rarely antidotes and exceptionally secondary elimination methods (after the absorption of drugs into circulation and tissues).