Poisons

Question 1

when should activated charcoal not be given?

Answer 1

• petroleum distillates
• corrosive substances
• alcohols
• malathion
• cyanides
• metal salts including lithium and iron

Question 2

what are the symptoms of acute alcohol toxicity?

Answer 2

• ataxia
• dysarthria
• nystagums
• drowsiness
• can progress to coma, with hypotension and acidosis

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Question 3

What are the main features of aspirin poisioning?

Answer 3

hyperventilation 
tinnitus 
deafness
sweating 
coma (not common, very severe poisoning)