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Monday 10 October 2011

activated charcoal

- mechanism of action
  i) binding of toxin to prevent stomach or intestinal absorption.
  ii) interrupt enterohepatic or enteroenteric circulation of some drugs/toxins and their metabolites


Contraindications "CHEMICAL"

C: Cyanide
H: Hydrocarbon
E: Ehtanol
M: Metals
I: Iron
C: Caustic/corrisives (acid/alkali)
A: Airway unprotected
L: Lithium

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