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The impact of the introduction of a toxicology service on the intensive care unit

Shaun ParishRoyal North Shore Hospital, formerly Cairns Hospital, Saint Leonards, Sydney, Australia;
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Angus CarterDepartment of Intensive Care, Cairns Hospital, Cairns North, Australia; ;DonateLife QLD; ;School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia;
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Yu-Hsuan LiuDepartment of Intensive Care, Cairns Hospital, Cairns North, Australia;
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Ian HumbleDepartment of Intensive Care, Cairns Hospital, Cairns North, Australia;
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Nicholas TrottDepartment of Intensive Care, Cairns Hospital, Cairns North, Australia;
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Susan JacupsThe Cairns Institute, James Cook University (JCU), Cairns, Australia;
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Mark LittleDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia; ;NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 778-783 | Received 16 Nov 2018, Accepted 26 Dec 2018, Published online: 07 Feb 2019

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