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Make-up





Make-up

Alternative Names:

Rouge; Liquid foundation
Home Treatment:

With any toxic ingestion or allergic reaction, seek emergency medical care immediately. Call Poison Control for further information.


Before Calling Emergency:

Determine the following information:

  • The patient's age, weight, and condition
  • The name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
  • The time it was swallowed
  • The amount swallowed

Poison Control, or a local emergency number:


See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.


What to expect at the emergency room:

Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:

  • Treat the allergic reaction with diphenhydramine and prednisone.
  • For swallowed poison:
    • Placement of a tube down the nose and into the stomach (a nasogastric tube, or an NG tube) to wash out the stomach (gastric lavage).
    • Activated charcoal administration.
    • Endoscopy -- the placement of a camera down the throat to see the extent of burns to the esophagus and the stomach.
    • Give IV fluids.
    • Admission to the hospital.
    • Give an antidote.
    • Treat the symptoms.
  • For skin exposure:
    • Irrigation (washing of the skin), perhaps every few hours for several days.
    • Skin debridement (surgical removal of burned skin).
    • Admission or transfer to a hospital that specializes in burn care.

Expectations (prognosis):

Since these products are considered relatively nontoxic, recovery is very likely.




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