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Chapter 3.1 - Emergency Medicine

from Section 3 - Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2025

Edited by
Rebecca Leslie ,
Emily Johnson ,
Gary Thomas  and
Philip Harrington
Rebecca Leslie
Affiliation:
Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath
Emily Johnson
Affiliation:
Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester
Gary Thomas
Affiliation:
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Bridgend
Philip Harrington
Affiliation:
West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
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You are called to the emergency department (ED) to review a 29-year-old woman with impaired consciousness who is suspected to have taken an overdose of tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and paracetamol.

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Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA , pp. 497 - 507
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Emergency Medicine
  • Edited by Rebecca Leslie, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, Emily Johnson, Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, Gary Thomas, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Bridgend, Philip Harrington, West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
  • Book: Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
  • Online publication: 26 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009267441.022
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  • Emergency Medicine
  • Edited by Rebecca Leslie, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, Emily Johnson, Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, Gary Thomas, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Bridgend, Philip Harrington, West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
  • Book: Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
  • Online publication: 26 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009267441.022
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  • Emergency Medicine
  • Edited by Rebecca Leslie, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, Emily Johnson, Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, Gary Thomas, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Bridgend, Philip Harrington, West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
  • Book: Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA
  • Online publication: 26 May 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009267441.022
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