A case of severe organophosphate poisoning used a high-dose atropine
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Lee, Hyoung Ju
(Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanil General Hospital)
Moon, Dae Sik (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanil General Hospital) Jung, Young Yun (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanil General Hospital) Byun, June Seob (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanil General Hospital) Kim, Chong Myung (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hanil General Hospital) |
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