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What do we call it when poison enters the body through the skin?
Absorbion
What is the best way to remove a stinger?
Scrape it with a card
is a depressant that affects the central nervous system. It impairs judgment, slows down reflexes, and makes driving unsafe
alcohol
this toxic gas is known as "the silent killer"
Carbon monoxide
What do we call it when poisons enters the body through the mouth, lips, esophagus, or stomach.
Swallowed or ingested
A raised round red mark, cramping pain in shoulders, thighs and back, excessive sweating and weakness are signs of a bite from what spider?
black widow
small pupils, extreme drowsiness and slow breathing are a sign of an overdose from this.
Opiates
name two types of poisonous plants
oak, poison ivy, sumac, giant hogweed and wild parsnip
What do we call it when poisons enters the body through bites or stings or as drugs injected with a needle.
injection
After caring for a bee sting, make you sure look for signs of this incase there allergic.
anaphylaxis
if a person has overdosed and is unresponsive but breathing, what two things should you do for them?
call 911 and place them in the recovery position
Rabies
What do we call it when poisons is breathed into the body
inhalation
After receiving a sting from a marine life animal, what should you flush the area with?
Vinegar
Opiates can be counteracted by administering this
Naloxone/narcan
why should you avoid making a person vomit after ingesting poison (unless instructed to by poison control)
could cause damage to their esophagus and they could aspirate it (breath it into their lungs)