When dealing with a case of poisoning What are the first aid aims?

When dealing with a case of poisoning What are the first aid aims?

Gently flush the eye with cool or lukewarm water for 20 minutes or until help arrives. Inhaled poison. Get the person into fresh air as soon as possible. If the person vomits, turn his or her head to the side to prevent choking.

What is a poison specialist called?

Toxicologists are experts on poisons and poisoning.

What are the three types of toxicology?

Toxicology includes the study of chemical properties and how they affect the body….Types of Toxicology

• Analytical toxicology: This includes the detection and evaluation of toxic chemicals.
• Applied toxicology: Applied toxicology is concerned with the application of modern technology in the early detection of toxicants.

When during a person’s life are they most susceptible to chemicals?

There are times in a person’s life when he or she may be more susceptible to chemicals. These times may include periods of active cell differentiation and growth in the womb and in early childhood, as well as during adolescence, when the brain is continuing to develop.

What is an example of a toxic material?

There are a number of very toxic materials that may be used in workplaces. Some examples include carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, chlorine and sodium cyanide. Extreme care and caution must be used if there is potential for any form of exposure to very toxic materials.

What are the symptoms of chemical inhalation?

You have been exposed to chemical fumes. This may cause symptoms of cough, shortness of breath, eye, nose, and throat irritation, and upper chest pain. It may also cause nausea, headache, and dizziness.

Which is the most common type of exposure to chemicals in the workplace?

Breathing of contaminated air is the most common way that workplace chemicals enter the body. Some chemicals, when contacted, can pass through the skin into the blood stream. The eyes may also be a route of entry.

Why are chemicals bad for your body?

Chemicals can enter and irritate the nose, air passages and lungs. They can become deposited in the airways or be absorbed by the lungs into the bloodstream. The blood can then carry these substances to the rest of the body. Ingestion (swallowing) of food, drink or other substances is another route of exposure.

What are the effects of harmful substances in the body?

Some substances can cause asthma or other diseases, including cancer. Many can damage the skin, and some can cause serious long-term damage to the lungs. The effect can be immediate, such as dizziness or stinging eyes, or can take many years to develop, such as lung disease.

How can we avoid harmful substances?

10 Steps to Avoid Toxic Chemicals

1. Make Your Own Cleaning Products.
2. Avoid Fragrance.
3. Give Your Personal Care Products a Makeover.
4. Go “BPA-Free”
5. Quit the Quats.
6. Choose Alternatives to Plastics (where possible)
7. Keep Harmful Chemicals Out of the House.
8. Turn Down the Heat on Non-Stick Cookware.

What are the two types of health effects suffered from too much exposure to a hazardous substance?

Exposure to chemicals commonly used in workplaces can lead to a variety of short- and long-term health effects such as poisoning, skin rashes and disorders of the lung, kidney and liver.

What are the substance taken into the body?

A drug is any substance (with the exception of food and water) which, when taken into the body, alters the body’s function either physically or psychologically. Drugs may be legal (for example alcohol, caffeine or tobacco) or illegal (for example cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine or heroin).

What three ways is the body’s functioning altered when a drug is taken?

Different drugs, different effects

• Depressants slow or ‘depress’ the function of the central nervous system. They slow the messages going to and from your brain.
• Hallucinogens distort your sense of reality.
• Stimulants speed or ‘stimulate’ the central nervous system.