Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology (대한임상독성학회지)
- Volume 5 Issue 2
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- Pages.106-111
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- 2007
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- 1738-1320(pISSN)
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- 2508-6332(eISSN)
Survey of the Antidote Stocking in the Emergency Medical Centers in Korea
국내 응급의료센터의 해독제 보유 현황
- You, Je-Sung (Ulsan Fire Department Headquarters) ;
- Kim, Eui-Chung (Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
- Lee, Hahn-Shick (Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Seung-Ho (Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
- Chung, Sung-Pil (Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
- 유제성 (울산소방본부) ;
- 김의중 (연세대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
- 이한식 (연세대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
- 김승호 (연세대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
- 정성필 (연세대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실)
- Published : 2007.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: Inadequate hospital stocking and unavailability of essential antidotes is a worldwide problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the adequacy of antidote stocks in Korean hospitals based on a modified version of US antidote stocking guidelines. Methods: Both written and telephone surveys to collect information on hospital demographics and antidote stocking were given to the emergency departments or hospital pharmacies of 117 hospitals with emergency medical centers. The twenty antidotes included in the survey were taken from year 2000 US antidote stocking guidelines, except for activated charcoal and black widow spider antivenin. Antidote stocks were compared by hospital size, geographic location, and type of emergency medical center. Results: Complete responses were received from all hospitals. A mean of