Good morning! This next article of mine is important. Better get ready to read this. Everybody should have to know the first thing to do if this kind of situation will happen.
Poisoning
Call a doctor. Use the antidote listed on the label of the container. Give one or two glasses of milk or water if poison or antidote is unknown. Dilute the poison before vomiting is induced by tickling the back of the child’s throat after giving him a glass of lukewarm water.
Do not induce vomiting if victim is unconscious or if he had swallowed lye, petroleum products (kerosene, gas, metal and furniture polish, turpentine, over cleaners) and other corrosive or caustic substances (like bleach or acids). These strong substances may damage the child’s windpipe and lungs if they are allowed to be pushed up again.
When taking the child to the hospital, keep him warm and comfortable, and make sure his airways are open so that he does not choke on his vomit. Take along the poison’s container or what remains of it to help the doctor determine its antidote.
* Sign of poisoning: overstimulation, drowsiness, shallow breathing, unconsciousness,
nausea, convulsions, stomach cramps, heavy perspiration, burns on hands and mouth,
dizziness, change of skin color. Also, watch out for unusual stains on a child’s clothing, a
change in his behavior, open containers of chemicals, or medicines out of place.
* Food poisoning; usually caused by bacterial contamination of food, or by toadstools,
poisonous mushrooms or berries, shellfish or spoiled foods. Symptoms include tenderness
or pain in the abdominal area; nausea; vomiting; painful spasms; diarrhea; weakness; and in
some cases (like the ingestion of poisonous mushrooms, dimness of vision and symptoms
resembling those of alcohol intoxication. Wash out the victim’s stomach with large quantities
of water and take him to the hospital immediately (especially in cases of mushroom and
shellfish poisoning). Bring a specimen of the suspected food to the hospital. Children with
special problems like diabetes, epilepsy, cardiovascular diseases or allergy are also urged
to wear some sort of bracelet or emblem identifying their media=cal problem, to about being
given medications that are injurious or fatal to them. For example, many epileptics can be
mistaken for drunks.
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