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This article has a correction

Please see: Emerg Med J 2002;19:376

Emerg Med J 2002;19:202-205 doi:10.1136/emj.19.3.202
  • Original Article

Paracetamol overdose: an evidence based flowchart to guide management

  1. C I Wallace,
  2. P I Dargan,
  3. A L Jones
  1. National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr A Jones, National Poisons Information Service, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, Avonley Road, London, SE14 5ER, UK;
 alison.jones{at}gstt.sthames.nhs.uk
  • Accepted 29 October 2001

Abstract

A flowchart for the management of patients with paracetamol poisoning is presented to help clinicians in the emergency department.

Footnotes

  • Conflicts of interest: AJ has acted as an advisor to Glaxo Smith Kline, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals. Oxford Pharmaceuticals support the outreach educational activity of the London Centre of the National Poisons Information Service. AJ and PD have acted as advisors to Orphan Drugs (Europe) and have received funding to attend meetings from Glaxo Smith Kline.

Responses to this article

  • Apparant incompatibility between the flow chart provided and Medicines for Children
    • Pushkar Kumar Srivastava
    Emerg Med J published online February 3, 2006
  • Re: Caution: printing error and reply to previous eLetters
    • Andrew B Rowlands,
    • John Thomson
    Emerg Med J published online July 3, 2002
  • Paracetamol Overdose Guidance
    • Michelle F Jacobs
    Emerg Med J published online June 17, 2002
  • Caution: printing error and reply to previous eLetters
    • Alison L Jones,
    • Dr Paul I Dargan
    Emerg Med J published online June 7, 2002
  • Re: Paracetamol overdose
    • Alan G Jones
    Emerg Med J published online May 28, 2002
  • Re: Psychiatric evaluation in acute poisoning
    • Gavin Lloyd,
    • Iomhar O'Sullivan
    Emerg Med J published online May 28, 2002
  • Weaknesses in the flowchart
    • Andrew B Rowlands,
    • John Thomson
    Emerg Med J published online May 28, 2002
  • Psychiatric evaluation in acute poisoning
    • Alan E O'Connor,
    • Amanda Louise Lockney
    Emerg Med J published online April 26, 2002

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