INGESTION OF INJURIOUS AGENTS Flashcards
(20 cards)
The most frequently ingested poisons for
children under age 6
- Cosmetics and personal care products
- Household cleaning products
- Analgesics
- Foreign bodies, toys, and miscellaneous
substances - Dietary supplements, herbals, homeopathic
- Vitamins
- Topical preparations
- Antihistamines
- Pesticides
- Plants
*Parents are advised to call the ___ before initiating any intervention
poison control center
*Treat the child first, not the poison:
immediate concern for life support; (3)
vital signs
mental status
respiratory or circulatory support
*Measures to reduce the effects of ___ are important
shock
- odorless, tasteless, fine black powder that absorbs many compounds
- less commonly used in pediatric toxic exposures
activated charcoal
activated charcoal may be used wif the child ingested large amounts of
carbamazepine, dapsone, phenobarbital, quinine, or theophylline
Activated charcoal should be administered within ___ after
ingestion of the poison
1hour
Activated Charcoal should be mixed with water or a ___ to form a slurry
saline cathartic
true or false - activated charcoal can be mixed with small amounts of chocolate milk, fruit syrup or
cola drinks
true
potential complications of activated charcoal
*Vomiting
*Potential aspiration
*Constipation
*Intestinal obstruction (in multiple
doses)
to empty the stomach of the toxic agent;
gastric lavage
gastric lavage should be done within ___ of ingestion of toxin
1 hour
gastric lavage is used when (3)
- decreased GI motility
- toxic amounts of sustained-released meds
- life-threatening amount of poision
antidote for for acetaminophen poisoning
n-acetylcysteine
antidote for carbon monoxide inhalation
oxygen
antidote for opioid overdose
naloxone
antidote for benzodiazepine (Diazepam, Valium),
Midazolam (Versed) overdose
flumazenil (romazicon)
antidote for digoxin toxicity
Digoxin immune fab (Digibind)
antidote for cyanide
amyl nitrate
antidote for certain poisonous bites
antivenin
