TY - BOOK AU - Murray,,Lindsay TI - Toxicology handbook SN - 9780729539395 (pbk.) U1 - 615.9 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Sydney, N.S.W. PB - Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier KW - Toxicology KW - Australia KW - Oceania KW - Poisoning KW - Poisons N1 - 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; Includes index; Approach to the poisoned patient -- Specific considerations -- Specific toxins -- Antidotes -- Envenomings -- Antivenoms ER -