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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 101(11): 794-798, 2000


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ANTIDOTES FOR POISONING AND MEDICATION OVERDOSAGE

Department of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan

Chiiho Fujii

Supportive therapy is crucial in the treatment of severe intoxication. Furthermore, specific antidotes are available to neutralize or prevent the toxic effects of poisoning and overdosage. Recently it has become possible to determine the probable toxicity precisely by plotting plasma poison or drug levels. This is especially appropriate in severely intoxicated patients. We conclude that the screening of blood using special agents is the most important in the treatment of such patients at present.


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