Intoxication























Beginning forms of poisoning and chemical burns

§   changes of contents of a bottles

§   curiosity of children

§   inhalation poisonings (paintings, fumes)

§   mushrooms

§   suicides

§   abuse drug

                             Ensure a sample of preparation for EMS!!!

Prevention

































Skin burn

§   unknown poisons (chemicals) -> flush burned area with cool water for at least 10 minutes,
sterile dressing

§   lean the flow drain out of uninjured skin



Attention:



Help, but safety first!!!

Eye burn

§   immediately flood face, inside of eyelid and eye with cool running water for at least 15
minutes

§   lean the flow drain out of uninjured eye

§   don´t  neutralize!!

Lift eyelid from eye – lime







Chemicals ingestion

§   drink more water immediately after accident – min. 0,5 litres

§   hospitalization

§   don´t induce vomiting!!!

§   check on vital signs





Poisoning

Fridex

§   antifreezer for automobile radiators, fatal dose is 100ml, also skin absorbtion!!



First Aid:

§   liquor 40% and more – sensibly!!!

Poisoning

Mushrooms

§   bellyache,visual disturbances, salivation



First Aid:

§   induce vomiting (with warm salt water or          by fingers in mouth), ensure vomitus for EMS

Poisoning

CO, CO[2]

§   fumes, incomplete combustion (gas flow-heater, gas fire,…) -> reddening, headache, vomiting,
fuzziness, convulsions … lead to unconsciousness



First Aid:

§   technical First Aid – remove the casualty from the scene of danger

§   dialling EMS

§   unconsciousness – not breathing – start CPR  GL 2005



Poisoning

Drugs



First Aid:

§   when swallowing – induce vomiting; when the patient is unconsciouss – don´t induce vomiting,
dialling of EMS 155

Poisoning

Alcohol

§   especially with head injuries

§   coordination disturbances