Dreisbach's Handbook of Poisoning

<p>Now in its thirteenth edition Dreisbach's Handbook of Poisoning is long established as the definitive handbook of poisoning for all physicians nurses crisis and hotline workers paramedics and students. Rapid response is critical during the initial management of poison cases. This ready-reference guide provides antidotes antivenins and more for a vast number of substances. It covers medical toxicology - including prevention and management of exposures poisonings adverse effects abuse and withdrawal from pharmaceuticals - and household environmental and natural hazards. <br><br>The book begins by providing general information about the prevention diagnosis and treatment of poisoning. Then it considers the important medicolegal aspects of poisoning. The remainder of the book focuses on specific poisons organized into agricultural industrial household medicinal and natural hazards. Chemically- and pharmacologically-related agents have been grouped together wherever possible. For optimal care of critical or unusual poisonings the book also contains guidelines for consultations with medical toxicologists and regional poison information centers. A concise summary of the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning Dreisbach's Handbook of Poisoning provides an extraordinary amount of practical information in a compact format.</p>