Ingestions

Find out the real dangers from button batteries, what they can do to a piece of ham and a look at recent statistics. Find out what Madam D from the film “The Grand Budapest Hotel” actually died from and why it is a horrible way to die. Also something else topical for the examiners, find out which of these toxicants you shouldn’t give additional oxygen too and just eat dirt.

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Toxicology Library

DRUGS and TOXICANTS

Dr Neil Long BMBS FACEM FRCEM FRCPC. Emergency Physician at Kelowna hospital, British Columbia. Loves the misery of alpine climbing and working in austere environments (namely tertiary trauma centres). Supporter of FOAMed, lifelong education and trying to find that elusive peak performance.