Michael A. McGuigan
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View article: Availability of antidotes at acute care hospitals in Ontario.
Availability of antidotes at acute care hospitals in Ontario. Open
Most acute care hospitals in Ontario do not stock even minimally adequate amounts of several emergency antidotes, possibly jeopardizing the survival of an acutely poisoned patient. Much of this problem could be rectified at no additional c…
View article: The Home Medicine Cabinet.
The Home Medicine Cabinet. Open
The home medicine cabinet contains both drug and non-drug poisons, of varying toxicity. The more seriously toxic ones and old medications, should be removed, since the `steps' of toilet and sink make medicine cabinets accessible even to yo…
View article: Posion Prevention in the Home
Posion Prevention in the Home Open
The Poison Control Centre at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children received over 25,000 telephone inquiries in 1981. Those at greatest risk of accidental poisoning are children under age five. Education on poison prevention should begin at …