Poisoning
Safety
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Where the 90% of most poisonings occur?
What is the home
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True or False: Move the victim around to walk off effects of poisoning?
What is : False. Avoid moving the victim around unnecessarily.
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True or false: Make the victim vomit to get the poison out of their system?
What is : False.
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True or False: The AAPCC did not have any exposure related fatality calls in 2009?
What is False. 1,158 exposure-related fatalities. (1,079 of 1,158) of fatal cases occurring in adults over age 19.
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Nausea, vomiting, pain in digestive track, drowsiness, faintness, confusion.
What are symptoms of poisoning. Also symptoms to look out for: Difficulty breathing, unconsciousness, flushed damp skin, headache, fever, shock.
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Anything that if taken in sufficient quantity, has a temporary or permanent affect on the body.
What is the definition of Poisoning. Virtually anything taken in large doses can lead to poirsoning; even water taken in very large quantities can unbalance the body's water electroylite balance.
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1. Do not store poisonous materials alongside your food. 2. Keep poisonous materials away from reach of children 3. Label hazardous chemicals clearly and store in separate and locked compartments
What are the basic steps for Prevention.
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1-800-222-1222
What is American Association of Poison Control Centers
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Get victim to an area where fresh air is available.
What is: The treatment for when poisonous gas or fumes are inhaled. If person is having difficulty breathing call 911. If victim is breathing normally call poison center to receive proper instructions.
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Skin, inhaling, swallowing, eyes.
What are the 4 ways to get poisoned?
300
Known as the "silent killer" of poisoning?
What is: CO (carbon monoxide) poisoning. Statistics show that carbon monoxide is responsible for more than half of the accidental poisonings every year. (Workplace Safety Experts).
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Stickers (Mr. Yuck, Skull and Crossbones), child locks, keep out of reach of children, talk to your children about the dangers of poisoning.
What are: Safety measures to protect children.
300
Rinse eyes with running water & wait 15 to 20 minutes.
What is : Treatment for poison in the eyes. 1-800-222-1222
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True or False: The majority of the poison center's calls are to assist poisoning in children?
What is True. Children under the age of 6 accounted for 51% of the calls in 2009.
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True of False: Children are exposed to poisoning more than adults.
What is: True. In 2009 2.5 million people were exposed to poisons -- almost 1.3 million of these exposures occurred in children 5 years or younger. In the same year, almost 860,000 adults (20 years and older) called poison centers
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Pain medicines and household cleaning products.
What are the most common types of poisoning. Other types of poisoning include: Alcohol, lead, CO, chemicals, plants, reptiles. (According to the AAPCC)
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Pain medicines, Sedatives, hypnotics and antipsychotics, Household cleaning products, Antidepressants, cardiovascular drugs, Alcohols
What are the most common poisons for adults? Note: Medications are always an overdose, either inadvertently or suicide attempt.
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Take off any clothing that the poison touched. Rinse skin with running water for 15 to 20 minutes.
What is : Treatment for poison on the skin. Call 1-800-222-1222
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True or False: In home child poisoning is the #1 call the AAPCC receives.
What is: False. Drug Identification is the #1 call (509,177) from the Public. Followed by Health Care Provide and Law Enforcement.
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True or False: Every 8 seconds someone calls a poison center
What is: True (AAPCC)
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Solvents, cleaners, kerosene, leaky gas vent, mixture of ammonia & bleach.
What are: All sources of poisonous fumes.
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• Antifreeze and windshield washer products • Corrosive cleaners like drain openers, oven cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners and rust removers • Fuels such as kerosene, lamp oil, gasoline, and tiki-torch oil • Pesticides
What are the most dangerous poisons? The most common poisons are not necessarily the most dangerous ones.
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Drink a small amount of milk or water.
What is : Swallowed something that’s not food or medicine. Call 1-800-222-1222
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True or False: Bath Salts are poison.
What is: True & False. U.S. Poison Centers Raise Alarm About Toxic Substance Marketed as Bath Salts. Products labeled as bath salts and laced with a dangerous chemical are eliciting extreme adverse events among those who use them looking for a high. The products have been sold on the Internet and, in some states, are being sold at gas stations and head shops. They're known by a variety of names, including "Red Dove," "Blue Silk," "Zoom," "Bloom," "Cloud Nine," "Ocean Snow," "Lunar Wave," "Vanilla Sky," "Ivory Wave," "White Lightning," "Scarface" and "Hurricane Charlie."
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True or False: The AAPCC logged 4,280,391 calls in 2009.
What is: True. 2,479,355 closed human exposure cases 116,408 animal exposures 1,677,403 information calls 6,882 human confirmed nonexposures 343 animal confirmed nonexposures.
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