Is an activated charcoal necessary as a routine treatment for drug overdose patients who do not required intubation?

• Published in: Nihon Kyukyu Igakukai Zasshi Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 77 - 83
• Main Authors: Hagiwara, Yusuke, Kimura, Akio, Sato, Morihito, Sugimoto, Noriko, Inaka, Aki, Sakamoto, Taigo, Shimbo, Takuro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Association for Acute Medicine 15.02.2009
• Subjects: emergency room (ER); matching; position statement; propensity score

Background: Cases of drug overdoses are common in emergency departments. There are specific treatments such as a gastric lavage or activated charcoal. A Position Statement was presented in 1997, and a standard treatment was presented by the Japanese Society for Clinical Toxicology. Standardization o...