| Poison | First aid if ingested | |||
| Acetic acid glacial | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Acetone | Give water. Induce vomiting, if large quantity > 20 mL. | |||
| Aceto-orcein stain | Do not induce vomiting. Give water or milk. | |||
| Acridine | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Adrenaline | Give water. | |||
| Aluminium chloride | Give milk or water. | |||
| Aluminium nitrate | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Aluminium oxide | Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Ammonia concentrated | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Ammonium dichromate | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Ammonium metavanadate | Give 120-240 mL milk or water | |||
| Ammonium molybdate | Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Ammonium oxalate | Give milk or water. Give calcium as milk, weak limewater, chalk soln. | |||
| Ammonium persulfate | Give 120-240 mL milk or water. Do not induce vomiting | |||
| Ammonium thiocyanate | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Iso-amyl alcohol | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Aniline sulfate | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Barium compounds | Give water, give magnesium sulfate, (50 mg / kg for children to a maximum dose of 30 g adult). |
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| Benedict's soln. | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Bial's reagent, (orcinol in concentrated HCl) | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Boric acid | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Bromine liquid | Give milk or water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Buffer soln. tablets pH 2 |
Give milk or water. Give calcium as milk, weak limewater
or chalk. pH 4-10. Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL milk or water. |
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| Butanol, primary, secondary and tertiary | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Calcium acetate monohydrate | Give milk or water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Calcium hydroxide | Give milk or water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Calcium metal | Remove any adhering metal and penetrating particles.
Drench skin with water except when contact has been slight. Rinse mouth thoroughly with water. Give plenty of water. |
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| Calcium oxide | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Camphor | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Carbon disulfide |
Give water. Induce vomiting. Give water. Do not induce vomiting, may cause seizures. |
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| Carbon tetrachloride | Give water. Induce vomiting. Give water. Do not induce
vomiting, may cause seizures. |
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| Chloroform | Give water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Chrome alum | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Chromic acetate | Give 1 g vitamin C, then 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Chromic sulfate | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Chromic trioxide | Do not induce vomiting. Give 1 g Vitamin C, then 120-240
mL water or milk. |
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| Copper chloride | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Chromic nitrate | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120, 240 mL milk or water. | |||
| copper (II) sulfate | Give water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Cyclohexane | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120, 240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Delafield's haematoxylin soln. |
Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Para dichlorobenzene (1-4-dichlorobenzene) |
Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Dichloromethane | Induce vomiting. | |||
| Dichlorophenolindophenol sodium | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| DCPIP tablets | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Diethyl ether | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| DPX mounting medium | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Ethanol absolute | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Ethyl acetate | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Ethylene glycol | Induce vomiting. | |||
| Euparal | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Formalin 40% | Immediately administer milk or water, bread. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Formic acid | Give 120-240 mL milk or water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| n-hexane | Give 120-240 mL milk or water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Hydrochloric acid | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Hydrogen peroxide | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Iodine | Give milk or water. Then give milk, starch, or bread
to oxidize iodine to iodide. Induce vomiting. |
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| Kerosene | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Lead and lead compounds | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Leishman's stain | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Lithium chloride | Induce vomiting. | |||
| Lithium hydroxide | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Lithium nitrate | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Maleic acid | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Manganese compounds | Give water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Mercuric chloride | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Mercury and mercury compounds | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Methanol | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Methylated spirits | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Methyl ethyl kettle | Give water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Millon's reagent | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| I-naphthol, ( |
Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Nickel sulfate | Induce vomiting. | |||
| Nitric acid | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Octanol | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Oxalic acid | Give milk or water. Give calcium as milk, weak limewater, chalk. | |||
| Pentanol | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Perchloric acid | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Pentan-1-ol | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Petroleum ether | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Phenyl thiourea | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Phloroglucin | Give milk or water. (Give 30-60 mL of castor oil.) | |||
| Phosphorus pentoxide | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Phosphorus white | Give water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Potassium carbonate anhydrous | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Potassium chromate | Give milk or water. Give 1 g Vitamin C. | |||
| Potassium dichromate | Give milk or water. Give 1 g vitamin C. | |||
| Potassium hydrogen oxalate | Give water. Give calcium as milk, weak lime water, chalk. | |||
| Potassium hydroxide | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Potassium iodide | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Potassium nitrate | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Potassium permanganate | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Potassium thiocyanate | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Propanol | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Isopropyl alcohol | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||
| Pyrogallol | Give milk or water. (Give 30-60 mL castor oil.) | |||
| Quinine sulfate | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Resorcinol | Give milk or water. (Give 30-60 mL castor oil.) | |||
| Sebacoyl chloride | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Silver salts | Give milk or water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Soda-lime | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Sodium carbonate | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Sodium chromate | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Sodium dichromate | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate | Induce vomiting. Give water. | |||
| Sodium hydroxide | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Sodium hypochlorite | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Sodium iodide | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Sodium metabisulfite | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Sodium metal | Remove adhering metal and penetrating particles. Drench
skin with water except where contact slight. Rinse mouth thoroughly with
water. Give water. |
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| Sodium oxalate | Give milk or water. Give calcium as milk, weak limewater, chalk. | |||
| Sodium peroxide | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Sodium phosphate | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Sodium sulfide | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Sulfuric acid | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Sodium persulfate | Give 120-240 mL milk or water. Do not induce vomiting. | |||
| Sodium tartrate | Give 120-240 mL milk or water. | |||
| Toluene | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Trace element mixture | Give water. Induce vomiting. | |||
| Turpentine (mineral) | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Turpentine (vegetable) | Do not induce vomiting. Give 120-240 mL water or milk. | |||
| Xanthydrol | Give water. Induce vomiting if patient not drowsy. | |||