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Home Treatment:

Wash from skin or eyes. For any ingestion, seek emergency medical care immediately. Do not induce vomiting.

Before Calling Emergency:

Determine the following information:

Poison Control, or a local emergency number:

See Poison Control numbers. Bring the poison container with you to the emergency room.

What to expect at the emergency room:

For swallowed poison
- Immediate hemodialysis may be required for survival
- Placement of a tube down the nose and into the stomach (a nasogastric tube, or an NG tube) to wash out the stomach
- 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 inhaled poisons
- A breathing tube may need to be inserted
- Oxygen
- Admission to the hospital or to the intensive care unit
- Bronchoscopy (inserting a camera down the throat into the airway to evaluate the extent of burns to the airway and lungs)
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):

for lead
- Complete recovery takes a year or more.
- Many who do not die may suffer permanent brain damage.
for tin and zinc
- If the amount of zinc or tin is low, recovery should be within approximately 6 hours.
for the acids
- The length and extent of recovery depends on the extent of tissue damage that has occurred.
for ethylene glycol
- Ethylene glycol is extremely toxic. Survival and prognosis depend on the amount ingested and time to treatment.