An updated guide to the approach, assessment and management of poisoned patients Poisoning is a common emergency department presentation, and is the third major cause of hospital admission in Australia. The new edition of this all-encompassing toxicology reference describes the risk assessment-based approach pioneered by its principal authors. The Toxicology Handbook is written for hospital-based doctors at all levels and is divided into six sections, including an approach to the poisoned patient, specific toxins, antidotes, toxinology and antivenom. It also deals with specific toxicology considerations like alcohol abuse, dependence and withdrawal, and poisoning in children and the elderly. Important locally relevant information on bites, stings and envenoming is also included. The concise layout of this didactic medical guide enables readers to quickly locate required information – essential in a poisoning emergency. Established as a primary reference in Australian Poisons Information Centres, the Toxicology Handbook is useful for doctors, nurses, ambulance service paramedics and pharmacists alike. all chapters and references reviewed and updated; major review of snake bite management and snake antivenoms in the light of new evidence new chapters on mushroom poisoning, plant poisoning, amphetamine abuse and solvent abuse new chapters on poisoning with newer anticonvulsant drugs, barbiturates, button batteries, chloral hydrate, local anaesthetic agents, quinine and tramadol new antidote chapter on intravenous lipid emulsion chapters reorganised for enhanced clinical usability – for example, consolidation of drugs of abuse enhanced electronic format

Lindsay Murray Mbbs Facem, Mark Little Mbbs Dtm&h(lond) Facem Mph&t Idha, Ovidiu Pascu Md Facem, Kerry Anne Hoggett Mbbs Gcertclintox Facem, Frank Daly Mbbs Facem, Mike Cadogan Ma(oxon) Mbchb Facem

Lindsay Murray; David McCoubrie; Frank Daly; Jessamine Soderstrom; Ovidu Pascu; Jason Armstrong; Mike Cadogan

Lindsay Murray, Mike Cadogan, Frank Daly, Mark Little, Mark Little

Sydney, N.S.W.: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier

Elsevier Australia

Second edition, Chatswood, N.S.W, 2011

2nd ed, Sydney, N.S.W, ©2011

Sydney, Australia, 2010

Australia, Australia

Volume 2 edi, 2011

Second, PS, 2011

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Toxicology Handbook, 2nd Edition
Murray, Daly, McCoubrie, Soderstrom, Pascu, Armstrong & Cadogan
Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction
Who are the authors
Scope of the book
Handbook of acute management of common poisonings.
Hands on and practical approach.
Rationale for drugs included
How to use the book
Universal disclaimer
Clinical: Approach to the poisoned patient
Overview of approach to toxicology/toxinology
Principles of risk assessment-based approach
Resuscitation, Risk assessment, Supportive care, Decontamination, Investigations, Enhanced elimination, Antidotes, Disposition
Section 2: Approach to specialist toxicology problems
Approach to special problems: Approach to snakebite, mushroom poisoning, plant poisoning
Toxidromes: Serotonin syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, anticholinergic syndrome, cholinergic syndrome
Important poisoning manifestations and management: Seizures, coma, hypotension, delirium and agitation
Drugs of abuse and withdrawal syndromes: Alcohol, amphetamines, opiods, sedative hypnotics, body packers and stuffers
Investigations: Laboratory results: acidosis, anion gap and osmolar gap, recommended baseline investigations with interpretation. Unit conversion table: ECG interpretation in poisoning: Radiology.
Special populations: Paediatric poisoning: 1 tablet can kill (list), special precautions in management (overnight stay, paracetamol, risk of charcoal etc); Pregnancy and lactation and poisoning; and Geriatric poisoning
Section 3: Toxic Drugs (78 chapters)
Approach to diagnosis, investigation and management of the poisoned patient with all of the common drug presentations. Updated with 8 new drug chapters as per readers nominations and feedback
Section 4: Antidotes (29 chapters)
Detailed description of indications, contraindications, clinical administration and therapeutic end-points for all antidotes. New chapter on Intralipid, the latest development in antidote therapy
Section 5: Toxinology (16 chapters)
Approach to snakebite, spider and marine envenoming. New chapter on tick envenoming
Section 6: Antivenom (11 chapters)
Detailed description of indications, contraindications, clinical administration and therapeutic end-points for all antivenoms
Appendices Sample ECGs from poisoned patients; Drug concentrations and unit conversion chart; Guide to the management of allergic reaction to antivenom

xii, 529 pages :
The Toxicology Handbook is a practical, didactic guide to the approach, assessment and management of poisoned patients. It has been written for hospital-based doctors at all levels and describes the risk assessment-based approach pioneered by the principal authors. The concise layout enables the reader to quickly locate information on a poisoning emergency. The book also features locally relevant information on bites, stings and envenoming. This book will also be useful for ambulance service paramedics and pharmacists. It is established as a primary reference in the Australian Poisons Information Centres.--COVER
Previous edition: 2007
Includes index
Approach to the poisoned patient -- Specific considerations -- Specific toxins -- Antidotes -- Envenomings -- Antivenoms
Includes bibliographical references and index

Medical Handbook to guide readers through the risk assessment and management of toxicological poisonings and toxinological envenomings.

2023-06-28