Abstract
All patients who presented to the emergency department as a result of cocaine intoxication during a one-year period were reviewed retrospectively. One hundred thirty-seven cases were reviewed. Patients presented with a wide variety of chief complaints including altered mental status (40%), chest pain (21%), syncope (19%), suicide attempt (13%), palpitations (12%), and seizures (12%), as well as numerous other complaints. There was only one death. Few patients required treatment within the ED; sixteen required hospitalization.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 182-186 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Annals of Emergency Medicine |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1989 |
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Keywords
- cocaine, intoxication
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine
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Emergency department presentation of cocaine intoxication. / Derlet, Robert W.; Albertson, Timothy E.
In: Annals of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1989, p. 182-186.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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