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Table 7 The treatment of addictive drug-induced acute toxicity of patients under the study

From: Retrospective study of addictive drug-induced acute toxicity of cases admitted to the Poison Control Centre of Ain Shams University Hospital (2015–2016)

Management plan

Number

Percent (%)

Airway and breathing

 Oxygen

172

21.4

 Nebulizers

25

3.1

 Mechanical ventilation

135

16.8

 Airway tube and suction

1

0.1

 ETT

163

20.3

 AMBU resuscitation

2

0.2

Circulation

 IV fluids

803

100

 Steroids

56

7

 Dopamine

21

2.6

Symptomatic

 Antibiotics

7

0.9

 Anti-emetics

7

0.9

 H2 blockers

49

6.1

 Bicarbonate

15

1.9

 Sedative hypnotics

96

12

 Epanutin

1

0.1

 Mannitol

3

0.4

Elimination of the drug

 Activated charcoal

31

3.9

 Mechanical emesis

1

0.1

 Gastric lavage

6

0.7

 Hemodialysis

11

1.4

Antidote

 Atropine

5

0.6

 Toxoguonin

5

0.6

 Ethanol

16

2

 Naloxone

133

16.6

 Flumazenil

18

2.2

 Folic acid

9

1.1