Activated Charcoal (cont.)
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Author: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
References: The National Poison Control Center, "What is Ipecac Syrup?"
The American Academy of Family Physicians; "Updated on the Management of Childhood Poisoning."
Author: Craig C Huston, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Rush University Medical College.
Coauthor(s):
Robert N Bilkovski, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Regional Medical Center.
Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Anthony Anker, MD, FAAEM, Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, VA.
Last Editorial Review: 1/29/2009
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