Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 273-286 , March 2002

The role of activated charcoal and gastric emptying in gastrointestinal decontamination: A state-of-the-art review

Received 27 September 1999 ,Revised 19 October 2001 ,Accepted 2 December 2001.

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☆ Editor's note: This article continues a series of special contributions addressing state-of-the-art techniques, topics, or concepts. State-of-the-art articles will be featured in Annals on a regular basis in the next several volumes.

☆☆ Reprints not available from the author. Address for correspondence: G. Randall Bond, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, 513-636-2744, fax 513-636-7967; E-mail: randy.bond@chmcc.org

PII: S0196-0644(02)07065-8

doi: 10.1067/mem.2002.122058

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 273-286 , March 2002

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