• Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • Blindness
  • Blurred vision
  • Wide pupils
• Heart and blood
  • Convulsions
  • Disturbance of the acid balance of the blood (leads to multi-organ failure)
  • Low blood pressure
• Kidneys
  • Kidney failure
• Lungs and airways
  • No breathing
  • Rapid, shallow breathing
• Muscles
  • Leg cramps
  • Weakness
• Nervous system
  • Coma
  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue
  • Headache
• Skin
  • Cyanosis (blue skin, lips, or fingernails)
• Stomach and intestines
  • Diarrhea
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting

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Review Date: 02/03/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)