A Comparison of the Efficacy of Emetic Drugs and Stomach Lavage

摘要: ACCORDING TO Arena, 1 and Krimmel Sunshine, 2 more than 500,000 cases of poisoning occur each year in this country, with about 1,500 resultant deaths. Arena states that the number child deaths from accidental exceeds total caused by measles, polio, scarlet fever, diphtheria. In many types primary step treatment is to evacuate stomach. Berry Lambdin 3 point out one two methods generally employed for emptying stomach toxic material; lavage or pharmacologically-induced emesis. There are differences opinion as which best method: Robertson 4 suggested use syrup ipecac, prefer apomorphine hydrochloride (HCl), while Arnold et al 5 found less effective ipecac. Since there seems be no general agreement