Management of the acutely poisoned patient. Part I. Induced emesis.
1976
A N Voldeng
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D011041
Poisoning
A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection, inhalation of or exposure to a deleterious agent.
Poisonings
D004639
Emetics
Agents that cause vomiting. They may act directly on the gastrointestinal tract, bringing about emesis through local irritant effects, or indirectly, through their effects on the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the postremal area near the medulla.