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I have a couple of books that I'm either gonna throw away or just give to goodwill. I tried to post this last week but my computer konked out on me. So here goes again

They are (and I'm going by memory)

1. PEPP book

2. A recent ITLS book

3. At least one EMT textbook(3-4 years old - probaby hasn't changed much in that time)

I'm offering them to the winners of this contest question.

What are the top 10 poisonings/overdoses that Emergency Departments are seeing in the past 5 years.

I have a specific web site I am taking these from and it's very well respected so the list I have is the list we will use.

I will pay all shipping charges.

contest ends Friday night at midnight.

Bonus prize if you get all 10. (not telling what it is but it's nice)

Time starts now.

Posted

Should we PM answers?

You can pm them or just post them.

If you and someone tie then whoever I like best, er I mean, whoever gets their submission in first will win. :devilish:

Posted

Only 3 days left on this. Better get your entry in.

Posted

Top 10:

Prescription medications (kids got into mom/dad's pills)

Tylenol (whiner OD's)

Heroin

Cocaine

Meth

Alcohol

Cleaning solutions (again, kids)

Sleeping meds

Drain cleaner

Teh internetz, you know, those Twitterfiends... (sorry, couldn't really come up with 10!!)

--Wendy

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Top 10:

Prescription medications (kids got into mom/dad's pills)

Tylenol (whiner OD's)

Heroin

Cocaine

Meth

Alcohol

Cleaning solutions (again, kids)

Sleeping meds

Drain cleaner

Teh internetz, you know, those Twitterfiends... (sorry, couldn't really come up with 10!!)

--Wendy

Since you were the only one who participated I'll send you all three books and the bonus.

PM Me your address

For the record, the website I used was a link from Medline called One Pill Deadly Ingestions http://reference.medscape.com/features/slideshow/deadly-ingestions?src=mp

I misread the medline reference, I thought these were the top 10 most seen poisonings but they in reality are the top 13 medications which cause the most deaths and negative outcomes.

Here are the top 10 list

Oral hypoglycemics

Beta Blockers

Calcium Channel Blockers

Alpha 2-Adrenergic agents

Cyclic Anti-depressants

Opioids

Buprenorphium

Lperamide-Diphenoxylate

Salicylate

Quinine and Quinidine

Camphor

Podophyllin and Colchicine

Acetylcholenesterase Inhibitors

I have to add Acetaminophen as to the liver damage.

Thanks for playing Wendy.

Doc, I waited for your list but it never came.

Posted

You misread it??? I spent over an hour searching the net for that. You turd, lol.

Posted

You misread it??? I spent over an hour searching the net for that. You turd, lol.

Yeah, sorry bout that.

But you could have put a list together and sent it to me, at least you would have been one of those who got a prize.

I guess this is the perfect time to kill the messenger. ha ha

Posted

Lol, it's all good. I've got more books than time to read them. I'm just a book whore. Congrats to the winner!

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