Cyanide ingestion: preventing the cascade.

Autor: Cooper M; Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, USA., Powers K, Rusnack R, Conley K, Epperly N
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN [Dimens Crit Care Nurs] 1998 Mar-Apr; Vol. 17 (2), pp. 83-90.
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-199803000-00004
Abstrakt: Patients with cyanide exposure present a rare and unique challenge to the critical care nurse. The following article assists the critical care nurse and advanced practice nurse in understanding the pathophysiology of cyanide exposure, assessment of signs and symptoms, and antidotal and supportive therapies. In addition, a case review of nursing care for a patient exposed to cyanide is discussed.
Databáze: MEDLINE