Poisoning and overdose emergencies
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| 6865827078 | Absorbed poisons | Poisons that are taken into the body through unbroken skin. | 0 | |
| 6865827079 | Activated charcoal | A substance that absorbs many poisons and prevents them from being absorbed by the body. | 1 | |
| 6865827080 | Antidote | A substance that will neutralize the poisons or its effects. | 2 | |
| 6865827081 | delirium tremens DT | A severe reaction that can be part of alcohol withdrawal characterized by sweating, trembling , anxiety, and hallucinations. Severe alcohol withdrawal with the DT's can lead to death if untreated. | 3 | |
| 6865827082 | Dilution | Thinning down or weakening by mixing with something else. Ingested poisons are sometimes diluted by drinking water or milk. | 4 | |
| 6865827083 | Downers | Depressants, such as barbiturates, that depresses the central nervous system, which are often used to bring on a more relaxed state of mine. | 5 | |
| 6865827084 | Hallucinogens | Mind-affecting or mind-altering drugs that act on the central nervous system to produce excitement and distortion of perceptions . | 6 | |
| 6865827085 | Ingested poison | Poisons that are swallowed | 7 | |
| 6865827086 | Inhaled poisons | Poison that are breathed in | 8 | |
| 6865827087 | Injected poisons | Poisons that are inserted through the skin for example by a needle or snake bangs or insect stinger | 9 | |
| 6865827088 | Narcotics | A class of drugs that affect the nervous system and change many normal body activities. Their legal use is for relief of pain. Illicit use is to produce an intense state every relaxation. | 10 | |
| 6865827089 | Poison | Any substance that can harm the body by altering cell structures are functions | 11 | |
| 6865827090 | Toxin | A poisonous substance secreted by bacteria, plants, and animals | 12 | |
| 6865827091 | uppers | Stimulants such as amphetamines that Affect the central nervous system to excite the user | 13 | |
| 6865827092 | Volatile chemicals | Vaporizing compounds such as cleaning fluid that are Breathed in by the abuser to produce a high | 14 | |
| 6865827093 | Withdrawal | Referring to alcohol or drug withdrawal in which the patient's body reacts severely when deprived of the of abused substance | 15 | |
| 6865827094 | Name 4 ways in which a poison can be taken into the body | Ingested inhaled absorbed and injected | 16 | |
| 6865827095 | What information should an AMT document for medical direction when treating a patient the EMT suspects was poison | The route, and poisoning, the substance, the amount, the time, the intervention, the patient's weight, the effects, the poison, the effects of treatment | 17 | |
| 6865827096 | Name common Ingested Poisons | acetaminophen Acids and alkalis Antiarrhythmics Antihitamines Antipsychotics Aspirin Food Poisoning Ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Insecticides Petroleum products Plants | 18 | |
| 6865827097 | Aspirin,Delay signs and symptoms when used as a drug | Delayed Signs and symptoms include ringing in the ears deep in rapid breathing and bruising | 19 | |
| 6865827098 | Plants, signs and symptoms | Wide range of signs and symptoms, ranging from none to nausea and vomiting to cardiac arrest | 20 | |
| 6865827099 | Petroleum products. Signs and symptoms are | characteristic odor of breath, clothing, vomitus . if aspiration has occurred coughing and difficulty breathing | 21 | |
| 6865827100 | Insecticides. Signs and symptoms are | Slow pulse excessive/salivation and sweating nausea vomiting diarrhea difficulty breathing constricted pupils | 22 | |
| 6865827101 | food poisoning signs and symptoms are | Different types of food poisoning's have different signs and symptoms of varying Onset. Most include abdominal pain nausea vomiting and diarrhea sometimes with fever | 23 | |
| 6865827102 | Ibuprofen and other Nonsteroidal all anti-inflammatory drugs). signs and symptoms are? | Upset stomach nausea vomiting drowsiness abdominal pain gastrointestinal bleeding | 24 | |
| 6865827103 | Antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor's). Signs and symptoms are | Tachycardia hypertension nausea trimmers | 25 | |
| 6865827104 | Antipsychotics , Signs and symptoms are | Drowsiness, tachycardia, a coma | 26 | |
| 6865827105 | Antihistamine and (cough or cold preparations). Signs and symptoms are | Hyperactivity are drowsiness rapid pulse flushed skin dilated pupils | 27 | |
| 6865827106 | Antiarrhythmics (drugs to relate electrical impulses in speed of the heart) signs and symptoms are? | Bradycardia hypotension decrease consciousness respiratory depression | 28 | |
| 6865827107 | Acids and alkalis signs and symptoms are | Burns around or on the lips burning in the mouth throat and abdominal and vomiting | 29 | |
| 6865827108 | acetaminophen signs and symptoms are | Nausea and vomiting John this is a delayed side there may be no signs or symptoms | 30 | |
| 6865827109 | In what ways can poison damage the body | A poison my act as a corrosive or irritant destroying skin and other body tissues. Poisonous gas can act as a suffocating agent, displacing oxygen in the air. Some poisons are systemic poisons, causing harm to the entire body, or to the entire body systems. These poisons can critically depressed or overstimulated nervous system causing vomiting and diarrhea, prevent blood cells are carrying oxygen or interface with normal bio chemical process in the body at the level of the cell. | 31 | |
| 6865827110 | Carbon monoxide poisoning what are the signs and symptoms | Headache especially a band around the head, dizziness, breathing difficulty, nausea, cyanosis, altered mental status:; in severe cases unconsciousness my results | 32 | |
| 6865827111 | Smoke insulation signs and symptoms | Difficulty breathing, coughing, breath that has a smoky smell or odor of chemicals involved at the scene, black (carbon) residue in the patient's mouth and nose, black residue in any sputum coughed up by the patient, nose hairs singed from superheated air. | 33 | |
| 6865827112 | Poison control number | 1-800- 222-1222. connects you with the poison center covering the area because coming from for the United States | 34 | |
| 6865827113 | Uppers commonly known are used, | Amphetamine, (Benzedrine, bennies pep pills ups uppers cartwheels,) Biphetamine bam, Cocaine (coke snow crack)Desoxyn (black beauties), Dextroamphetamine (dexies Dexedrine )Methamphetamine (speed crank meth crystal diet pills methedrine), Methylphenidate (Ritalin) preludin_ | 35 | |
| 6865827114 | Downers commonly known are used | Barbiturates (downers dolls barbs rainbows note barbiturates include amobarbital pentobarbital and secobarbital) Amobarbital, (Blue Devils downers barbs Amytal) Pentobarbital, (yellow jackets barbs Nembutal), Phenobarbital, (goofballs Barb's phennies), Secobarbital (Red Devils barbs Seconal), OTHER DOWNERS: CHLORAL HYRATE(knockout drops, Noctec) METHAQULAONE(quaalude, ludes, sopor, sopors) NONBARBITURATE SEDATIVES( various tranquilizers and sleeping pills Valium or diazepam, miltown, equanil,meprobamate, Thorazine,compazine,Librium,or chlordiazepoxide,reserpine,tranxene,or clorazepate,and other benzodiazepines) PARALDEHYDE | 36 | |
| 6865827115 | Narcotics commonly known are used | Codeine, (often in cough syrup)Demerol(meperidine ) Dilaudid Fentanyl(Sublimaze). Heroin, (H, horse,junk,smack,stuff) Methadone(dolly ). Morphine opium (op,poppy) Paregoric (contains opium) Acetaminophen with codeine (1 2 3 4) | 37 | |
| 6865827116 | What do you need or tracks on a patient's arm indicate | Drug abuse injected | 38 | |
| 6869579758 | Mind altering drugs | Hallucinogenic, Dmt, LSD (acid, sunshine) ,Mescaline( peyote, mess) Morning Glory seeds, Pcp (angel dust, hog,peace pills,), Psilocybin, magic mushroom, STP ( serenity, tranquility,peace) NoN-hallucinogenic, hash marijuana grass pot tea would dope THC | 39 | |
| 6869579759 | Volatile chemicals | AMYL NITRATE (snappers, poppers) BUTYL NITRATE (locker room, rush) Cleaning fluid( carbon tetrachloride) FURNITURE POLISH, GASOLINE,GLUE,HAIRSPRAY,NAIL POLISH REMOVER,PAINT THINNER,CORRECTION FLUIDS | 40 | |
| 6869579760 | Signs and symptoms of severe drug withdrawal. | Shaking, anxiety, confusion and irritability ,hallucinations (visuals or auditory (seeing things or hearing things) profuse sweating, increased pulse and breathing rates, nausea | 41 | |
| 6869713693 | Patient assessment | Scene safety, BSI precautions Perform primary assessment and immediately treat life-threatening problems ensure an open airway and administer high concentrated oxygen, if poison was inhaled or injected.......... perform second assessment including your baseline vital signs find out what poison was ingested or inhaled in absorbed or injected what substance was involved how much poison was taken in, and when and over how long of a period exposure,,,,,,,,,, what interventions others have already done and what effects patient experience........... consult medical direction as directed an administer activated charcoal or water or milk for Ingested poisonous........remove the patient who has inhaled the poison from the environment,,,,,,, remove poisons from the skin by brushing them off or diluting them ..........transport the patient with all containers bottles and labels from the substance reassess patient in route, don't forget PCR really good, | 42 |
