Use of activated charcoal in acute poisoning.
1975
J W Hayden, and
E G Comstock
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
D002606
Charcoal
An amorphous form of carbon prepared from the incomplete combustion of animal or vegetable matter, e.g., wood. The activated form of charcoal is used in the treatment of poisoning. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000327
Adsorption
The adhesion of gases, liquids, or dissolved solids onto a surface. It includes adsorptive phenomena of bacteria and viruses onto surfaces as well. ABSORPTION into the substance may follow but not necessarily.