Antídotos

Guide Antidotes in acute intoxications

The APP ANTÍDOTOS, "Guide of antidotes in acute intoxications" is organized in 31 chapters, each of which refers to a specific type of intoxication and contains the following detailed information:

1- Description of the poisoning:

• Definition.

• Mechanism of action.

• Signs and symptoms of poisoning.

2- Recommendations for the use of the antidote and other drugs for the toxicological approach:

• Active principle and commercial presentation.

• Toxicological indication.

• Mechanism of action.

• Posology and route of administration.

• Management recommendations.

• Special observations.

In relation to the possible contraindications of pharmacological treatment, the authors and reviewers want to state that it is the medical practitioner who should assess its use according to the benefit-risk relationship and severity of the intoxicated patient.

In each section the most relevant aspects have been described and images have been added that may help a quicker identification by health professionals.

For a fast and versatile use, access to this information can be carried out from three independent blocks whose search is carried out in alphabetical order:

- Index of poisonings (It leads to each of the chapters).

- Index of toxic agents (It leads to the corresponding chapters).

- Index of antidotes (It leads to the corresponding chapters).

- Toxicological Emergencies: Information regarding the Toxicology Services according to the user's geographic location.

WARNINGS:

This APP is aimed exclusively at the healthcare professional.

The authors have made a complete and updated bibliographic review. They have also tried to ensure that the therapeutic indications and dosages given in the Guide are the correct ones and those generally recommended by the Health Authorities and the medical literature.

However, research in medicine is constantly evolving and the publication of new studies and the results of clinical trials that force the modification of study methods and therapeutic behaviors is very frequent.

The authors are not responsible for any error or omission that may exist in the application and may have gone unnoticed. Likewise, they recommend to readers the parallel consultation of other bibliographic sources.