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Any substance whose chemical action can damage body structures or impair body function.

Poison

100

The main homeostatic dysfunction and treatment priority affected by opiates.

Respiratory depression

100

The MOST common route of poisoning.

Oral/Ingestion

100

The 'L' in SLUDGEM or DUMBELS

Lacrimation

100

The reversal agent for opioid poisoning.

Naloxone (Narcan)

200

Poisonous substance produced by bacteria, animals or plants that acts by changing the normal metabolism of the cells or destroying them.

Toxin

200

This class of drugs mimic the sympathetic nervous system.

Sympathomimetics

200

The 4 routes that poisons enter the body:

Inhalation

Ingestion

Absorption 

Injection

200

The 'M' in SLUDGEM or DUMBELS

Meiosis/Muscle twitching

200

The dose of activated charcoal.

1 gm/kg

300

The misuse of any substance to produce a desired effect.

Substance abuse

300

Alcohol, sedatives/hypnotics and opioids are different types of this poison classification.

CNS depressants

300

Barbiturates and benzodiazepines are examples of these types of drugs.

Sedatives/hypnotics

300

Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is characteristic of this medication overdose.

Aspirin

300

The first step of decontamination for powdered substances.

Brush them off the skin.

400

The condition of needing increasing amounts of a substance to acquire the same desired effect.

Tolerance

400

These drugs overstimulate the organ systems controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system and include "nerve gases" and organophosphates.

Cholinergic agents

400

Halogenated hydrocarbons, such as Freon, cause this organ to become hypersensitive to adrenaline.

Heart

400

Respiratory depression, bradycardia, hypotension and pinpoint pupils are common findings in this type of overdose.

Opioids/narcotics

400

The priority for managing any patient, especially with altered mental status.

Airway management
500

This class of drugs alter a person's sensory perception, separating the user from reality.

Hallucinogens

500

These drugs block the parasympathetic nervous system and include examples such as Atropine, Benadryl, jimson weed, and amitriptyline.

Anticholinergic agents

500
Withdrawal symptoms may include hallucinations and these, sometimes referred to as "detoxing".

Delirium tremens (DTs)

500

The smell of almonds is characteristic of this type of poisoning.

Cyanide

500

The dual-medication treatment kit for organophosphate poisoning.

Atropine and pralidoxine (2-PAM)