TY - BOOK AU - Murray, Lindsay AU - Daly, Frank;Little, Mark;Cadogan, Mike TI - Toxicology handbook SN - 9780729539395 AV - RA 1215 .M87 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Sydney PB - Churchill Livingstone KW - HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS N1 - Includes index; Chapter 1 Approach to the poisoned patient -- Chapter 1 Specific considerations -- Chapter 1 Specific toxins -- Chapter 1 Antidotes -- Chapter 1 Envenomings -- Chapter 1 Antivenoms N2 - The Toxicology Handbook is a practical, didactic guide to the approach, assessment and management of poisoned patients. It has been written for hospital-based doctors at all levels and describes the risk assessment-based approach pioneered by the principal authors. The concise layout enables the reader to quickly locate information on a poisoning emergency. The book also features locally relevant information on bites, stings and envenoming. This book will also be useful for ambulance service paramedics and pharmacists. It is established as a primary reference in the Australian Poisons Information Centres.--COVER ER -