A house contains many substances, such as bleach, insecticides and paint stripper, that are highly dangerous to children. If a child or anybody swallows one, get medical help quickly.
Routes
• Swallowing
• Breathing
• Injection
First-Aid Mangement
(A) If unconscious :
• Do not induce vomiting.
• Lie him on his back on hard and flat bed.
• No pillow.
• Turn the head to one side.
• If excessive vomitting :
• Put to lie on his side.
• One leg stretched and other leg bent at knee on thigh.
• If breathing slow or stopped : Artificial respiration.
(B) If conscious:
• Induce vomiting (If corrosive poisons – do not induce vomiting).
• Plenty of cold water to drink, which will delay absorption and replace fluid loss.
• Milk is good for the purpose.
COMMON POISONS
1. Aspirin
First -Aid :
– Induce vomiting
– Sodium bicarbonate : drink (One table spoonful to a tumbler of water)
– Strong coffee / tea
2. Arsenic (Rat poisons)
First -Aid :
– Induce vomiting
3. Carbon Monoxide
First -Aid :
– Artificial respiration.
– Oxygen inhalation
4. Sleeping tablets
First -Aid :
– Induce vomiting (Give Mag. Sulph. 2 tea spoonfuls in a glass of water)
– Hot Coffee / tea
– Keep him awake
5. Mercury (From teething powder of mercury itself)
First -Aid :
– White of egg in water
– Then milk
– Then induce vomiting
6. Lead (From hair dyes)
First -Aid :
– Induce vomiting then Mag. Sulph. in water.
7. Opium and Morphia
First-Aid :
– Potassium permangante with water: drinking
– Hot Coffee / tea.
– Keep the patient awake.
8. Phosphorus (match stick head and rat poisons)
First -Aid :
– Induce vomiting.
– Large quantity of water.
– Tender coconut.
– Do not give oils as they dissolve phosphorus.
9. Prussic Acid (used in photography and tender bamboo seeds)
First -Aid :
– An emergency
– Start artificial respiration.
– Induce vomiting.
10. Follidol
First -Aid :
– Induce vomiting.
– Water or tender coconut drink.
– Artificial respiration.
11. Insecticides
First -Aid :
– Vomiting.
– Artificial respiration.
12. Acid
First -Aid :
– Do not induce vomiting.
– Water or sodi. bicarb, to drink.
13. Alkalies
First -Aid :
– No vomiting
– Water or tender coconut drinks or orange juice.
14. Dettol & Phenol and other disinfectants
First -Aid :
– Do not induce vomiting.
– Mag. sulph. : 4 tsf in a litre of water.