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ОСНОВНАЯ ЛИТЕРАТУРА:

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6. Clark RF et al: Clinical presentation and treatment of black widow spider envenomation: A review of 163 cases. Ann Emerg Med 1992;21:782. (The authors found calcium relatively ineffective compared with intravenous opioids and benzodiazepines.)

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13.Hoffman JR et al: The empiric use of naloxone in patients with altered mental status: A reappraisal. Ann Emerg Med 1991;20:246. (Clinical criteria of opioid intoxication--decreased respirations, miotic pupils, and circumstantial evidence of opioid use--were effective predictors of response to naloxone in patients with altered mental status. The authors suggest limiting prehospital naloxone to patients with these criteria.)

14.Holland RW et al: Grand-mal seizures temporally related to cocaine use: Clinical and diagnostic features. Ann Emerg Med 1992;21:772. (Retrospective review of 37 patients suggests that most cocaine-related seizures are uncomplicated and do not require extensive neurologic workup.)

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33.Schauben JL et al: Iron poisoning: Report of three cases and a review of therapeutic intervention. J Emerg Med 1990;8:309. (Emphasis on gastrointestinal decontamination techniques.)

34.Schneitzer L et al: Lead poisoning in adults from renovation of an older home. Ann Emerg Med 1990;19:415. (Three cases from a group exposure during renovation. One case required chelation treatment.)

35.Secord E et al: War souvenir poisoning. Am J Dis Child 1991;145:724. (Case report of atropine poisoning in a child who accidentally injected himself with an autoinjector that had been issued to his uncle for use as a chemical warfare antidote while he was stationed in Saudi Arabia.)

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42.White CD, Weiss LD: Varying presentations of methemoglobinemia: Two cases. J Emerg Med 1991;9:45. (Case reports with a review of the pathophysiology and diagnosis.)

43.Wingert WA: Treatment of crotalid envenomation: Conservative vs anticipatory. J Wilderness Med 1992;3:113. (The author suggests we may be overtreating with antivenin, which is poorly purified and commonly associated with anaphylactoid reactions.)