Activated Charcoal in Resource Poor Settings: Reviewing the Evidence

Andrew Abrass¹ and Alex F Manini^2*

¹The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, New York, USA

²Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Alex F Manini, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1620, New York, NY 10029, USA, Fax: 866-255-8229 Email:

Keywords: Activated charcoal; Poisoning; Resource-poor settings

Introduction