16th APAMT – Oral Presentations

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In vivo efficacy and pharmacokinetics of a new Sri Lankan antivenom for Hump-nosed Viper (Hypnale spp) bites – A preliminary dosing study Nandita Mirajkar, Ruwan Premathilake, Jose Maria Gutierrez,Indika Gawarammana, Geoff Isbister
The application of Cobra Rapid Test® and enzyme-linked immunoassay in the diagnosis and antivenom therapy of Cobra bite NT Nguyen, NA Tuan, LQ Thuan, HT Hung, NN Tuan, Ph Due, ZH Dong
A Cluster RCT educational intervention on management of snakebites in Sri Lankan primary hospitals Seyed Shahmy, Kularatne SAM, Andrew Dawson
Porcini mushroom poisoning in Hong Kong, A ten-year review Cheung-Lun William Wong, Man-Li Tse
Diagnostic utility of serum Phospholipase A2 in systemic envenomation in snake bite – An exploratory study George Abraham, Rajesh Valmiki, Parvathi Leelavinodhan, M.A. Yogapriya, Anand Zachariah
Re-visiting respiratory failure in acute organophosphorus insecticide self-poisoning in Sri Lanka Chanika Alahakoon, Tharaka Dassanayake, Indika Gawarammana, Vajira Weerasinghe
Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of oxalic acid (Prinso) poisoning in southern Sri Lanka: A retrospective analysis Nalaka Herath, Gathika Kodithuwakku, Sadun Delumgahawaththa, Dilini Abeyratne, Kosala Weerakoon
Acute recreational drug toxicity emergency department presentations in Europe: A comparison of the drugs involved in different age groups Anupam Jaiswal, Paul Dargan, David Wood, Alison Dines
Retrospective evaluation of repeated supratherapeutic ingestion (RSTI) of paracetamol Harry Egan, Geoffrey Isbister, Jennifer Robinson, Betty Chan, Angela Chiew
Four years of Sri Lankan poisonings: An interpretive snapshot Jacques Raubenheimer, Andrew Dawson, Lalith Senarathna, Shaluka Jayamanne, P Ariyanadana, Indika Gawarammana, Nick Buckley
Repetition of deliberate self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka Janaka Pushpakumara, Andrew Dawson
High-dose N-acetylcysteine in dark urine dithionite patients: A pilot study Natthasiri Ratprasert, Sahaphum Srisuma, Winai Wananukul
Development of Rama urine and plasma color charts for semi-quantitative Paraquat test Satariya Trakulsrichai, Kanittha Janwitthayanuchit, Warin Leelakunakorn, Jatupon Krongvorakul, Saranya Auparakkitanon, Winai Wananukul
To compare effectiveness of intensive resin hemoperfusion with usual resin hemoperfusion on the treatment of acute Paraquat poisoning Due Pham, Thuan Le, Hai Vo
Prognostic value of semi-quantitative urine paraquat test in the patients with acute Paraquat poisoning Wang Yu, Zhang Li-Chun, Liu Wei, Liu Zhen-Ning
Single fibre electromyography as a predictor of intermediate syndrome Chanika Alahakoon, Tharaka Dassanayake, Indika Gawarammana, Michael Sedgwick, Vajira Weerasinghe
The reference values for blood lead level of children in South Khorasan province, Iran Samira Khorashadizadeh, Mahmoud Zardast, Alireza Amirabadizadeh, Samaneh Nakhaee, Omid Mehrpour
Lead toxicity in children, a field approach in a pediatric clinic Narges Gholami, Nasim Zamani, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam, Fariba Farnaghi, Latif Gachkar
Gut toxicity in Russell’s and hump-nosed Viper envenomation Varan Perananthan, Thilini Wijerathna, Fahim Mohamed, Indika Gawarammana, Andrew Dawson, Nicholas Buckley
Can we reduce the accumulation of diglycolic acid, the toxic metabolite of diethylene glycol? Kenneth McMartin, Corie Robinson
Pure methadone toxicity: electrocardiographic findings Mehdi Sheibani, Nasim Zamani, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam
Medicinal overdoses in Sri Lanka: Associated factors – a qualitative study Lakmini De Silva, Andrew Dawson, Sampath Tennakoon, Indika Gawarammana, Thilini Rajapakse

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