PROTOCOL FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE TO OPIOIDS AND CONCENTRATED MEDETOMIDINE USED IN FIELD APPLICATIONS.


Journal

Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
ISSN: 1042-7260
Titre abrégé: J Zoo Wildl Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8915208

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2024
Historique:
accepted: 20 09 2023
medline: 22 1 2024
pubmed: 22 1 2024
entrez: 22 1 2024
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Wildlife professionals routinely use potent sedatives and anesthetics when chemically immobilizing wildlife and zoo species in remote environments. Accidental exposure to these prescription veterinary drugs is rare but could be rapidly fatal. Commonly used agents include opioids and α

Identifiants

pubmed: 38252014
doi: 10.1638/2022-0106
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

873-878

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Auteurs

Jenny G Powers (JG)

National Park Service, Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.

James Y McCue (JY)

University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fresno, CA 93701, USA, james.mccue@ucsf.edu.

Michael T Handrigan (MT)

National Park Service, US Forest Service, Emergency Medical Services, Washington, DC 20240, USA.

Geoff Stroh (G)

University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fresno, CA 93701, USA.

Nicholas D Black (ND)

University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fresno, CA 93701, USA.

Michael A Darracq (MA)

University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Division of Medical Toxicology, Fresno, CA 93701, USA.

Danielle E Buttke (DE)

National Park Service, Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.

Keren A Hilger (KA)

Yosemite Medical Clinic, CA 95389, USA.

Scott E Chew (SE)

Estes Park Emergency Medical Services, Estes Park, CO 80517, USA.

William R Lance (WR)

Wyoming Wildlife Veterinary Consulting LLC, Casper, WY 82604, USA.

Stephen M Kirschner (SM)

Wedgewood Pharmacy, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, USA.

Robert Ehrlich (R)

National Park Service, US Forest Service, Emergency Medical Services, Washington, DC 20240, USA.

Elizabeth Hall (E)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA.

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