<p></p><p><strong>The table of contents (below) will mirror the main text, both for completeness and ease of cross-referencing. </strong></p><p> </p><ol><ligill normal;"="" normal;="" 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans=""><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" minionpro-semibold;"="" text1;="">Historical Principles and Perspectives<p></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> <p></p><ligill normal;"="" normal;="" 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans=""><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" minionpro-semibold;"="" text1;="">Toxicologic Misfortunes and Catastrophes in History<p></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> <p></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> <p></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"="" italic;="">PART A</spangill></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"="" italic;="">THE GENERAL APPROACH TO THE PATIENT</spangill></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> <p></p><ligill normal;"="" normal;="" 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans=""><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" minionpro-semibold;"="" text1;="">Initial Evaluation of the Patient: Vital Signs and Toxic Syndromes<p></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> <p></p><ligill normal;"="" normal;="" 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans=""><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" minionpro-semibold;"="" text1;="">Principles of Managing the Acutely Poisoned or Overdosed Patient<spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> <p></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> <p></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"="" italic;="">SC1. Principles of Antidote Stocking<p></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" minionpro-semibold;"="" text1;=""> <p></p><ligill normal;"="" normal;="" 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans=""><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" minionpro-semibold;"="" text1;="">Decontamination Principles: Prevention of Gastrointestinal Absorption<p></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> <p></p></spangill></pcambria",serif;></spangill></pcambria",serif;></ligill></spangill></pcambria",serif;></spangill></pcambria",serif;></spangill></pcambria",serif;></spangill></spangill></pcambria",serif;></ligill></spangill></pcambria",serif;></spangill></pcambria",serif;></ligill></spangill></pcambria",serif;></spangill></pcambria",serif;></spangill></pcambria",serif;></spangill></pcambria",serif;></ligill></spangill></pcambria",serif;></spangill></pcambria",serif;></ligill></ol><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"="" italic;="">SC2. Decontamination Principles: Prevention of Dermal, ophthalmic and inhalational Absorption </spangill></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> </spangill></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-bold;"="" bold;="" small-caps;="">A1. Activated Charcoal</spangill></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> </spangill></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-bold;"="" bold;="" small-caps;=""> A2. Whole-Bowel Irrigation and Other Intestinal Evacuants</spangill></p><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" text1;="" myriadpro-it;"=""> </spangill></p><ol><ligill normal;"="" normal;="" 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans=""><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sans="" minionpro-semibold;"="" text1;="">Principles and Techniques Applied to Enhance Elimination<p></p></spangill></pcambria",serif;></ligill></ol><p><spangill 12pt;="" mt",sans-serif;="" sa