Toxicology Notes Chapter 22 Flashcards
Activated charcoal
Look like mud
Should be used within an hour of ingestion
Shake the bottle to make the suspense
Call medical control before administering
Adult and child 1g per kilo of body weight
Adult dose 30-100g
Pediatric 15-30 younger then 13
Identify patient and the poison
Toxins is injection of heroin cause respiratory arrest
chronic effects
may lead to a weekend immune system
If you notice an ingestion, notify medical control, and begin emergency treatment
*Place any suspicious material in a plastic bag and take it with you to the hospital
* if patient vomit exam in the contents for pill fragments
How poison enters the body
*Narcan is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose
*4 routes drug enter the body
1.inhalation
2.absorption
3.ingestion
4.injection
Contact medical control if you do not know how to treat the patient and find the pill bottle
If patient Inhaled poison
Pt Should be moved to fresh air
Use self contained breathing apparatus for protection
*remove all pt clothes then proceed to provide care
Chlorine causes airway obstruction and pulmonary edema
May take 2-3 days to restore lung function
Signs and symptoms ⤵️
Burning eyes
soar throat
Chase pain
hoarseness
wheezing
respiratory distress,
dizziness,
confusion,
headache
Strider
altered mental status ,seizures
Absorbed surface contact poisons(827)
Absorption poisons
Liquid Or powder on a patient skin : B.R.I.I
burns
itching
irritation
redness of the skin in light skinned people
Remove all clothing that has been contaminated
Dry powered
Brush off
flush skin with clean water 15-20mins
Then wash with soap and water
Liquid
Flood for 15-20mins
If eye has something in it flood from bridge of nose outward
Continue process while transporting
Injected poison
Iv
Drug abuse and envenomation
Injections can not be diluted or removed from the body because it is absorbed quickly into the body
Signs and symptoms of injections :scufwd
Weakness
Dizziness
Fever
Chills
Slow breathing
Unresponsiveness
