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Unusual Cause of Methadone Poisoning
Author(s) -
GAYLE MICHAEL O.,
RYAN C. ANTHONY,
NAZARALI SHEMIN
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1991.tb11889.x
Subject(s) - medicine , methadone , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , pharmacology
. A child with respiratory distress was found to have been given an antibiotic which was reconstituted with methadone. A delay in standard emergency room management led to a delay in diagnosis and treatment.