Poisen and Overdose Flashcards
1906 pure food and drug act
paved way for modern FDA
1910
marie curie discovers radium
used as health cure
1918
Charles norris appointed chief medical examiner of NY brings in chemist alexander gettler
1920
prohibition
methanol poisoning
1924
lead glass caused dementia
1953
first posion control center formed in chicago
poison
a substance taken into the body by ingestion, inhalation, injection, or absorption that interferes with normal physiological functions and causes harm
antidote
a substance that neutralizes poisons or toxic substances
emetic
an agent that induces vomiting
adsorbent
a substance that adsorbs
activated charcoal
gastric lavage
pumping the stomach
ingestion
MC type of poisoning
children 1-5 most at risk
contraindications to induce vomiting
ingestion of corrosive substances
ingestion of volatile petroleum
ingestion of convulsants
semiconscous
infant
do you apply a turniquet for snake bite
NO
characteristic odor:bitter almonds
cynide
characteristic odor: mothballs
camphor
characteristic odor: garlic
organophosphate
arsenic
characteristic odor: peanuts
rodenticide
characteristic odor: carrots
water hemlock
characteristic odor: rotten eggs
sulfur dioxide
HS
characteristic odor: wintergreen
methyl salicylates
characteristic odor: gasoline
hydrocarbons
characteristic odor: fruity
DKA
Isopropyl alcohol
characteristic odor: pears
chloral hydrate
majority of poisonings are
unintentional
majority of deaths secondary to poisoning are
overdose
1 cause of unintentional overdose
opioid narcotics
1 drug used for intentional overdose
acetaminophen
MC reported poison
analgesics (acetaminophen)
least common reported poison
alcohol
which poison is associated with most deaths
analgesics
which poison is associated with least deaths
hydrocarbons
1 poisonous killer?
carbon monoxide
which methylxanthine is most toxic
theophylline