Routes
Poisons that are swallowed
ingested poisons
how long do eyes need to be irrigated for
at least 20 min
poison control number
1-800-222-1222
odor of alcohol, nausea, vomiting, unsteadiness, confusion, blurred vision, AMS
alcohol abuse
dilaudid, opium, morphine, fentanyl
narcotics
these poisons take the forms of gases, vapors, and sprays
inhaled poisons
symptoms of drug withdrawl
shaking, anxiety, nausea, sweaty, hallucinations, confusion, increased HR
a patient who does not need to be transported can have poison diluted with what
milk or water
Symptoms: respiratory depression, pinpoint pupils, AMS
narcotics
LSD, shrooms, PCP
hallucinogenics
these poisons are slowly absorbed into body tissues and the bloodstream. Some of them injure the skin while others do not
absorbed poisons
what is a designer drug
slightly different chemical make up of traditional drugs to produce greater effects
a substance that absorbs many poisons and prevents them from being absorbed by the body (EMTs can give this)
Activated Charcoal
symptoms of: headache, dizziness, breathing difficulty, nausea, cyanosis, AMS, with a high SPO2 reading
CO
downers
the most common being illicit drugs or venoms from a snake or insect
injected poisons
a patient took 10 x the dose of acetaminophen, what do we do
give them 1 g/kg of activated charcoal
the action of naloxone
reverses the effects of narcotics by binding to the receptors in the brain
nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, right upper quadrant pain, jaundice
acetaminophen poisoning
cocaine
upper
the 2 factors that the signs and symptoms depend on in a poisoning
what type of poison and route of entry
what is 160 lbs converted to kg
72 kg
absorbed poisons should be
brushed off or irrigated
alcohol withdrawl
cleaning fluid, gasoline, hair spray, glue, nail polish remover
volatile chemicals