?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Antidote+Stocking+at+Hospitals+in+North+Palestine&rft.creator=Sawalha+F%2C+Ansam&rft.creator=Sweileh+M%2C+Waleed&rft.creator=Zyoud+H%2C+Sa'ed&rft.creator=+Al-Jabi+W%2C+Samah&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objective%3A+The+purpose+of+this+study+was+to+determine+the+availability+and+adequacy+of+antidote+stocking+at+hospitals+in+north+Palestine+based+on+published+guidelines+for+antidote+stocking.%0AMethodology%3A+This+study+is+a+cross+sectional+survey+of+all+hospitals+at+north+Palestine+(n%3D11)+using+a+questionnaire+which+was+completed+by+the+director+of+the+pharmacy+department+at+each+hospital.+The+questionnaire+was+divided+into+2+parts.+The+first+part+contained+a+list+of+25+antidotes+while+the+second+part+contained+a+list+of+12+antidotes.+This+classification+is+based+on+the+guideline+proposed+by+the+British+Association+for+Emergency+Medicine+(BAEM).+The+net+antidote+stock+results+were+compared+with+the+American+guidelines+as+well.%0AResult%3A+The+overall+availability+of+each+antidote+in+the+first+list+varied+widely+from+zero+for+glucagon+to+100%25+for+atropine.+The+number+antidotes+of+the+first+list+that+were+stocked+in+the+11+hospitals+ranged+from+5+to+12+antidotes+but+none+of+the+hospitals+stocked+all+the+25+antidotes.+Additionally%2C+availability+of+antidotes+in+the+second+list+varied+widely+from+zero+for+polyethylene+glycol+to+100%25+for+dobutamine.+The+number+of+antidotes+stocked+ranged+from+5+to+9+but+none+of+the+hospitals+stocked+all+the+12+antidotes.%0ADiscussion+and+Conclusion%3A+hospitals+in+north+Palestine+do+not+have+adequate+stock+of+antidotes.+Raising+awareness+of+the+importance+of+antidotes+by+education%2C+regular+review+of+antidote+storage%2C+distribution+plans%2C+and+appropriate+legislation+might+provide+solutions.+Coordination+between+Palestinian+hospitals+and+the+PCDIC+at+An-Najah+National+University+is+also+important.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya+Bevinje%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.contributor=Baliga%2C+Dr.+Shantaram&rft.date=2007-03&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5496%2F1%2F2006-4-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sawalha+F%2C+Ansam+and+Sweileh+M%2C+Waleed+and+Zyoud+H%2C+Sa'ed+and++Al-Jabi+W%2C+Samah++(2007)+Antidote+Stocking+at+Hospitals+in+North+Palestine.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5496%2F