@article {Daly396, author = {F F S Daly and M Little and L Murray}, title = {A risk assessment based approach to the management of acute poisoning}, volume = {23}, number = {5}, pages = {396--399}, year = {2006}, doi = {10.1136/emj.2005.030312}, publisher = {British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine}, abstract = {Early assessment and management of poisoning constitutes a core emergency medicine competency. Medical and psychiatric emergencies coexist; the acute poisoning is a dynamic medical illness that represents an acute exacerbation of a chronic underlying psychosocial disorder. The emergency physician must use an approach that ensures early decisions address potentially time critical interventions, while allowing management to be tailored to the individual patient{\textquoteright}s needs in that particular medical setting. This article outlines a rationale approach to the management of the poisoned patient that emphasises the importance of early risk assessment. Ideally, this approach should be used in the setting of a health system designed to optimise the medical and psychosocial care of the poisoned patient.}, issn = {1472-0205}, URL = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/23/5/396}, eprint = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/23/5/396.full.pdf}, journal = {Emergency Medicine Journal} }