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What are contraindications for activated charcoal?
- Ingestion of an acid, alkali, or petroleum
- Pt's decreased LOC
- Pt's who are unable to swallow
Dosage: adults 25-50g child 12.5 - 25g
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What are two examples of sympathomimetics?
Crank, speed, crack
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What does DUMBELS stand for?
- Defecation
- Urination
- Miosis
- Bronchorrhea
- Emesis
- Lacrimation
- Salivation
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What is tolerance?
Need for increased amount of drug to have same desired effect
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What route is the main way of poison?
Ingested poison 80%
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How long should you wash out acids or alkali
Alkali 15-20 and acids 5-10
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What to remember about a anticholinergics
Hot as a hare, blind as a bat, dry a bone, red as a beet, and mad as a hatter.
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What does alchohol do?
CNS depressant
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Sedative drugs do what?
Respitory depressant
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Signs and symptoms of cholingerics
DUMBELS
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Mythyl alchol is a dry gas product, give 2 examples.
Sterno/antifreeze
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common symptoms of food poisoning?
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
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