POISONS 1

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POISONS 1
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POISONS CONTROL . CENTER NUMBER 2

• 1 800 222-1222

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POISONS 2

• INGESTED
• INHALED
• ABSORBED
• INJECTED

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INGESTED OR SWALLOWED POISONS

• MOST COMMON WITH CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF FIVE
• Cleaning agents, plants, and drugs (aspirin, cold
  and cough remedies, etc.)most common
• Most absorption takes place after the poison
  passes into the small intestine, very little
  happens in the stomach.

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR

• Abdominal pain and cramping
• Nausea and vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Burns, odor, or stain around mouth
• Drowsiness or unconsciousness
• Poison containers nearby

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WHAT TO DO

• Determine critical information
• Call poison control center- if responsive
• Call 9-1-1 if unresponsive
• Place victim in recovery position
• Induce vomiting only if a poison control center
  or physician advises it.

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OBJECTIVE 4

• MAINTAIN AN OPEN AIRWAY AND INDUCE VOMITING IF
  ADVISED

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INDUCING VOMITING 5

• DO NOT TRIGGER GAG REFLEX
• SYRUP OF IPECAC
• ADULT
• 2 TABLESPOONS
• 2 - 3 GLASSES WATER
• CHILD
• 1 TABLESPOON
• 1 - 2 GLASSES WATER
• INFANT
• 1 TEASPOON
• 1 BOTTLE WATER

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CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

• INVISIBLE, TASTELESS, ODORLESS GAS
• POISONS ITS VICTIMS BY CAUSING HYPOXIA, OR LACK
  OF OXYGEN, IN TWO WAYS
• 1. Binds to red blood cells
• 2. Does not allow the cells to use what little
  oxygen is delivered

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR

• FLU SYMPTOMS COME AND GO
• HEADACHE
• RINGING IN THE EARS
• CHEST PAIN
• MUSCLE WEAKNESS
• NAUSEA AND VOMITING
• DIZZINESS
• UNCONSCIOUSNESS

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 3

• SHOCK
• CONVULSIONS
• BREATHING DIFFICULTIES
• UNUSUAL BREATH ODOR
• BURNS OR STAINS
• SUDDEN ILLNESS
• SWEATING
• UNCONSCIOUSNESS
• OPEN CONTAINER

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SNAKE/INSECT BITES 6

• KEEP VICTIM CALM
• 1-2 HOURS TRANSPORT
• CONSTRICTIVE BAND
• 1 - 2 INCHES WIDE
• ABOVE BITE
• RECHECK FOR SWELLING
• REMOVE RESTRICTIVE OBJECTS
• DON'T ELEVATE
• NO ICE

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WHAT TO DO 7

• DONT USE INCISION
• USE A SNAKEBITE KIT
• WASH WOUND WITH SOAP/WATER
• SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANTIVENIN

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