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Management of acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning by Eddleston, Michael, Buckley, Nick A, MD, Eyer, Peter, Prof, Dawson, Andrew H, Prof

“…Summary Organophosphorus pesticide self-poisoning is an important clinical problem in rural regions of the developing world, and kills an estimated 200 000…”
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Changing epidemiologic patterns of deliberate self poisoning in a rural district of Sri Lanka by Senarathna, Lalith, Jayamanna, Shaluka F, Kelly, Patrick J, Buckley, Nick A, Dibley, Michael J, Dawson, Andrew H

“…Acute poisoning is a major public health issue in many parts of the world. The epidemiology and the mortality rate is higher in low and middle income…”
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Pralidoxime in acute organophosphorus insecticide poisoning--a randomised controlled trial by Eddleston, Michael, Eyer, Peter, Worek, Franz, Juszczak, Edmund, Alder, Nicola, Mohamed, Fahim, Senarathna, Lalith, Hittarage, Ariyasena, Azher, Shifa, Jeganathan, K, Jayamanne, Shaluka, von Meyer, Ludwig, Dawson, Andrew H, Sheriff, Mohamed Hussain Rezvi, Buckley, Nick A

“…Poisoning with organophosphorus (OP) insecticides is a major global public health problem, causing an estimated 200,000 deaths each year. Although the World…”
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Multiple-dose activated charcoal in acute self-poisoning: a randomised controlled trial by Eddleston, Michael, Juszczak, Edmund, MSc, Buckley, Nick A, MD, Senarathna, Lalith, MSc, Mohamed, Fahim, BSc, Dissanayake, Wasantha, MD, Hittarage, Ariyasena, MD, Azher, Shifa, MD, Jeganathan, K, MD, Jayamanne, Shaluka, MD, Sheriff, MH Rezvi, Prof, Warrell, David A, Prof

“…Summary Background The case-fatality for intentional self-poisoning in the rural developing world is 10–50-fold higher than that in industrialised countries,…”
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Enhanced elimination in acute barbiturate poisoning - A systematic review by Roberts, Darren M., Buckley, Nick A.

“…Context. Despite a worldwide decline in barbiturate use, cases of acute poisoning with severe toxicity are still noted, particularly in developing countries…”
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Differences between organophosphorus insecticides in human self-poisoning: a prospective cohort study by Eddleston, Michael, Eyer, Peter, Worek, Franz, Mohamed, Fahim, Senarathna, Lalith, von Meyer, Ludwig, Juszczak, Edmund, Hittarage, Ariyasena, Azhar, Shifa, Dissanayake, Wasantha, Sheriff, MH Rezvi, Szinicz, Ladislaus, Dawson, Andrew H, Buckley, Nick A

“…Although more than 100 organophosphorus insecticides exist, organophosphorus poisoning is usually regarded as a single entity, distinguished only by the…”
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Acute human self-poisoning with imidacloprid compound: a neonicotinoid insecticide by Mohamed, Fahim, Gawarammana, Indika, Robertson, Thomas A, Roberts, Michael S, Palangasinghe, Chathura, Zawahir, Shukry, Jayamanne, Shaluka, Kandasamy, Jaganathan, Eddleston, Michael, Buckley, Nick A, Dawson, Andrew H, Roberts, Darren M

“…Deliberate self-poisoning with older pesticides such as organophosphorus compounds are commonly fatal and a serious public health problem in the developing…”
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Electrophysiological correlates of respiratory failure in acute organophosphate poisoning: Evidence for differential roles of muscarinic and nicotinic stimulation by Jayawardane, Pradeepa, Senanayake, Nimal, Buckley, Nick A., Dawson, Andrew H.

“…Background. Respiratory failure in acute organophosphate (OP) poisoning can occur early and also relatively late in the clinical course, and the…”
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Interventions for paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose by Chiew, Angela L, Gluud, Christian, Brok, Jesper, Buckley, Nick A

“…Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is the most widely used non-prescription analgesic in the world. Paracetamol is commonly taken in overdose either deliberately or…”
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Effects of acute organophosphorus poisoning on function of peripheral nerves: a cohort study by Jayasinghe, Sudheera S, Pathirana, Kithsiri D, Buckley, Nick A

“…Following acute organophosphorus (OP) poisoning patients complain of numbness without objective sensory abnormalities or other features of OP induced delayed…”
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Bringing greater transparency to "black box" warnings by Buckley, Nick A., Rossi, Simone

“…The number of drugs with boxed warnings and the detail in the box are much greater in the USA than Australia. US warnings are up to ten times longer and often…”
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Influence of pesticide regulation on acute poisoning deaths in Sri Lanka by ROBERTS, Darren M, KARUNARATHNA, Ayanthi, BUCKLEY, Nick A, MANUWEERA, Gamin, REZVI SHERIFF, M. H, EDDLESTON, Michael

“…To assess in a developing Asian country the impact of pesticide regulation on the number of deaths from poisoning. These regulations, which were implemented in…”
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Trials and tribulations in the removal of dextropropoxyphene from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods by Buckley, Nick A, Faunce, Thomas A

“…Summary The Therapeutic Goods Administration determined in November 2011 that dextropropoxyphene should be removed from the Australian Register of Therapeutic…”
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Overcoming apathy in research on organophosphate poisoning by Buckley, Nick A, Roberts, Darren, Eddleston, Michael

“…High rates of pesticide poisoning in developing countries and increasing risk of nerve gas attacks in the West mean effective antidotes for organophosphates…”
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Effect of a brief outreach educational intervention on the translation of acute poisoning treatment guidelines to practice in rural Sri Lankan hospitals: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Senarathna, Lalith, Buckley, Nick A, Dibley, Michael J, Kelly, Patrick J, Jayamanna, Shaluka F, Gawarammana, Indika B, Dawson, Andrew H

“…In developing countries, including Sri Lanka, a high proportion of acute poisoning and other medical emergencies are initially treated in rural peripheral…”
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Effects of a provincial ban of two toxic organophosphorus insecticides on pesticide poisoning hospital admissions by Eddleston, Michael, Adhikari, Sriyantha, Egodage, Samitha, Ranganath, Hasantha, Mohamed, Fahim, Manuweera, Gamini, Azher, Shifa, Jayamanne, Shaluka, Juzczak, Edmund, Sheriff, MH Rezvi, Dawson, Andrew H., Buckley, Nick A.

“…Background. Pesticide self-poisoning causes one third of global suicides. Sri Lanka halved its suicide rate by banning WHO Class I organophosphorus (OP)…”
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Choice of Poison for Intentional Self-Poisoning in Rural Sri Lanka by Eddleston, Michael, Karunaratne, Ayanthi, Weerakoon, Manjula, Kumarasinghe, Subashini, Rajapakshe, Manjula, Rezvi Sheriff, M.H., Buckley, Nick A., Gunnell, David

“…Background. Although intentional self-poisoning is a major public health problem in rural parts of the Asia-Pacific region, relatively little is known of its…”
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Acute fungicide self-poisoning - a prospective case series by Nendick, Edward, Mohamed, Fahim, Raubenheimer, Jacques, Gawarammana, Indika, Buckley, Nick A., Eddleston, Michael

“…Pesticide self-poisoning is a global clinical and public health problem. While self-poisoning with insecticides and herbicides has been extensively studied,…”
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IV versus Oral Acetylcysteine by Buckley, Nick A., MD, FRACP, Eddleston, Michael, Li, Yi, MD

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Oximes for acute organophosphate pesticide poisoning by Buckley, Nick A, Eddleston, Michael, Li, Yi, Bevan, Marc, Robertson, Jane

“…Acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning causes tens of thousands of deaths each year across the developing world. Standard treatment involves administration…”
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