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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Definition of poisoning, symptoms and signs of poisoning, first aid for all the different cases of poisoning.

Definition of poisoning:
 Poisoning is the arrival of any material for the body, resulting in a detrimental effect vital body processes, either by injection or ingestion, inhalation or skin.
Signs and symptoms of poisoning:
* Symptoms and signs may be sudden and sharp, and appear in less than a minute and up

 to 36 hours, and may appear slowly and symptoms and signs of chronic, and here you
need to consult a medical specialist, for convergence of the cases of other diseases.
*Risk, increases in children and the elderly.

*Signs and symptoms are localized, indicating a place of entry, or symptoms in general, indicate the toxicity of vital organs of the body such as:
   - Skin: itching, redness, swelling, burning topical.
 - Respiratory:sneezing, coughing, choking, shortness of breath.




. -Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps and pains in the stomach.

 - system brain and nerves: 
# Materials stimulant (such as ephedrine and amphetamine, cocaine, arsenic, mercury)
causes irritation of the nervous system, and its symptoms are: change in the degree of
consciousness, delirium, involuntary movements, Seizures, convulsions, vomiting, blurred,
tingling the parties.
 # Narcotic substances such as: (hypnotic and sedative drugs, cannabis opium),

causing drowsiness and falling of the nervous system and symptoms: dizziness and sense
of faint, slow breathing, weak pulse, coma and death may follow.






- Heart and circulatory system :(shock symptoms).

First Aid for poisoning infected through the skin.
* You must wear gloves to avoid exposure to toxic material.
* You must remove the infected clothing prone to this article.

* Wash your skin with running water for a while, and wash well under nails and hair.










* If the substance is toxic (phenol) Place the olive oil on the skin before washing.

* If the toxin (insecticides) must wash with soap and water.
First aid in case of eye exposure to the toxic substance:

* Eye is washed with running water for at least 20 minutes and the direction of washing

From the inside out (away from the other eye).
 
1-First aid for overdose of drugs and Spoiled foods:
- Do not wait for symptoms, do industrial vomiting by touching the palate.
- Repeated vomiting after 10 minutes, until the stomach becomes empty, and can give a little milk, and repeat the process of industrial vomiting after 15 minutes.
- Call an ambulance, and continued to note the patient.
- Start immediately revive the heart and breathing if necessary.


2 - First aid for poison gas poisoning:



- Do not wait for the emergence of symptoms, and Move victim immediately to fresh air, away from the source of poison gas, and tried to stop the gas supply.
- Give oxygen, if any, and ask for an ambulance.
- Note the breathing and pulse of the patient.
- Intervention revitalization heart and breathing if necessary.
- The patient must be displayed on any point of medical, even if the situation has improved, because the elimination of toxins are inhaled slowly and consistently.
Examples of toxic gases:
- Carbon Monoxide: burning wood, car exhaust, igniting the coal.


- Butane (gas burner).                                                                                                               
                                                                                                              
 - Ammonia and chlorine gas: frequently used in various industries.                                     
                                     
- Alheirugen sulfide gas: from public sewers and garbage dumps
                                       

        
3 - First Aid for dealing with industrial materials:    

  Caustic soda, battery acid, industrial detergents, industrial glue, paint remover, types of fertilizer.                                                                                                                        



Symptoms and signs
Caustic / burning topical: the lips - the oral cavity and pharynx _ fingers and chest.
First Aid: do not do industrial vomiting, cold water to drink heavily and topical, absorption of snow,
                                                                                                                                


                                                                                                               
-  chlorine, ammonia, Kiossin, gasoline, Disinfectants wounds
The signs and symptoms: caustic, but less symptoms of the material mentioned above, may generate gases cause problems for the respiratory tract.
First Aid: do not do industrial vomiting, cold water to drink heavily and topical. Possible to drink milk.


Important instructions:
- Do not give salt water never, to do an industrial vomiting.
- Do not do industrial vomiting in the following cases:
* Case of fainting.
* State of the inability to swallow.
* State of the convulsions.
In case of poisoning by caustic such as: (a caustic Sod, kerosene, gasoline, ammonia, chlorine, detergents)
- Do not store never any chemicals in cans or bottles are trading for other things such as: (bottles, mineral water, a bottle of carbonated water, milk cans, canned food).
- Be prepared with the following information: the type of material, the time taken up, inhaled, or abuse, any retained secretions (urine - stools - vomiting), and the possibility to identify the substance causing the poisoning case.

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