Glucagon use in B blocker overdose

Authors

Niall O'Connor, Ireland
S L. Greene, NHS Foundation Trust, London
Paul I. Dargan, NHS Foundation, London
Alison L. Jones, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

62731

Publication Details

O'Connor, N., Greene, S. L., Dargan, P. I. & Jones, A. L. (2005). Glucagon use in B blocker overdose. Emergency Medicine Journal, 22 (5), 391.

Abstract

The Best Evidence Topic Reports series is intended to provide evidence-based answers to clinical questions. The recent best evidence topic report by Boyd1 concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the use of glucagon in b blocker overdose. However, clinical toxicology is an area in which the evidence basis is often lacking and one therefore needs to rely on a combination of practical experience, case reports and assessment of biological plausibility