OHSUTox

US/Canada consensus guideline on out-of-hospital assessment and triage of patients with acetaminophen exposure.
@Clin_Tox @ORpoisoncenter @rghendrickson

Reprints available:
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The more illicit fentanyl is in people's homes, the more small children are exposed.

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@Clin_Tox @CourTemps @rghendrickson @ORpoisoncenter @OHSUNews

Illicit fentanyl exposures in small children - despite fentanyl's short half-life children who ingest a large amount (like a 4mg tablet) may have severe toxicity and it may last up to 3 days.
@CourTemps @rghendrickson @ORpoisoncenter
authors.elsevier.com/c/1kCvv55CsCBu2

Prevalence of HIV among ED patients with opioid overdose: 3.6-5.6%.
@acmtmedtox #fentalog @AdrienneHughe20 @rghendrickson @ManiniAlex @DrDianeC @JLoveMD @RachelCulbreth @alexkrotulski @PaulWaxMD @buchana_jab

Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2024;264:12423

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Half of all products tested during investigations for patients with elevated blood lead concentrations had significant quantities of arsenic, lead, or mercury. Supplements, spices, toys, and cosmetics had the highest concentrations of lead.

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