Poison, Poison Emergency First Aid, Poison Emergency treatment preparedness, Poison in skin, Poison in eye, Swallowed poison, Poisonous fumes

Poison

To handle a poison emergency is a serious situation. But, if you know what to do to deal with poison and when, you can handle the situation in a better way. Read here to know what to do first in a poison emergency.

Here are the different cases in which one can be affected with poison.

Inhaled Poison

The patient should immediately get in fresh air
The helping person should avoid breathing in the fumes while helping
Open all doors and windows while indoor
If the patient is not breathing, the helping person should start artificial respiration
Call 911 for professional medical aid

Poison in skin

Take off all the contaminated clothing
Avoid getting in touch with the contaminated things while helping
Wash off the skin thoroughly with water for more than 10 minutes
Wash your skin softly with soap and water and rinse completely

Poison in eye

Wash the eyes of the patient with lukewarm water. Pour from the big glass kept about two to three inches higher up the eye
Give confidence to the patient to blink as the eyes are washed off
Do not use the eyecup or eye drops except when the professional or poison center authorities tell you to

Swallowed poison

Stay calm and gather the medical information important to make the poison get out of the patient's body.
Never eat something stale, expired or from the open container if you are caught in the situation of swallowed poison, keep your calm and act fast.
Clean the patient's mouth and if there is still some thing, make them spit out. Keep the sample of poisonous material with you that will help you to make out what the child has swallowed.
Keep the poison container to show to the doctor who will make out what was swallowed.
If the child has become unconscious and is not breathing, or is suffering from seizures, call 911 or any local emergency number immediately.

Poisonous fumes

In your home, poisonous fumes are possible. They can come from-

Running car engine in a closed garage
Leaking gas ventilators
Stoves running with wood, coal, kerosene that have some working problems
Ovens, space heaters, stoves, hot water heaters etc that run with gas

Make your home poison proof

Store the medicines, lye, cleaners, dishwasher soap, polish and other poisonous products safely in a locked cabinet. They should be away from the range of children.
Discard all expired and leftover prescript medicines by destroying them or flushing them down.
Keep drain, toilet and surface cleaners locked.
Keep paints, thinners, varnishes, fertilizers and pesticides in their original containers in the locked cabinet. Never keep them in containers that you earlier used for food.
Before you start your car, open the garage door first.
Make sure that the wood, coal or kerosene stoves and appliances are in working order.
Install detectors for smoke and carbon monoxide in your home.