Background: Medication-related visits to the emergency department are an important but
poorly understood phenomenon. We sought to evaluate the frequency, severity and …

Aim We conducted a responsibility analysis to determine whether drivers injured in motor
vehicle collisions who test positive for Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or other drugs are …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Adverse drug events represent the most common cause of preventable
nonsurgical adverse events in medicine but may remain undetected. Our objective is to …

Study Objectives: We sought to evaluate the relationship between osmolal gap and serum
ethanol level and derive a formula that can be used clinically to calculate the expected …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes after acute acetaminophen poisoning in 2 large
cohorts of patients treated with either the 20-hour intravenous or 72-hour oral acetylcysteine …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We investigate adverse drug events associated with antidotes ethanol
and fomepizole in methanol or ethylene glycol poisonings. An “adverse drug event” is harm …

Background The osmole gap is used routinely as a screening test for the presence of exogenous
osmotically active substances, such as the toxic alcohols ethylene glycol and methanol, …

Objective:Nonadherence to prescribed medication is associated with increased morbidity
and mortality as well as the increased use of health services. The main objective of our study …

Background: In the Pacific Northwest region of the US and in southwestern British Columbia,
Canada, isolated cases of renal failure have occurred following ingestion of wild …

Introduction Most countries have laws against driving while impaired by drugs. However, in
many countries, including Canada and the United States, police must have individualized …