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Learn about the management of poisoning, including causes, symptoms, treatment fundamentals, drug interventions, poison removal procedures, specific antidotes, and heavy metal poisoning therapy. Get insights on poison control centers and stay informed on effectively handling poison emergencies.
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Chapter 108 Management of Poisoning
Poisoning • Over 2 million cases reported in the U.S. annually • 23,618 deaths in 2005 from accidental poisonings • 5833 deaths in 2005 from intentional poisonings • Most cases caused by drugs • 75% of suicides caused by drugs
Management of Poisoning • Poisoning – pathologic state caused by toxic agent • Sources – medications, plants, environmental sources, pollutants, and drugs of abuse • Entry – oral, inhalation, injection, absorption through skin • Unintentional or accidental • Symptoms often mimic a disease
Fundamentals of Treatment • Poisoning is an emergency that requires rapid treatment • Supportive care • Identification of poison • Prevention of further absorption • Poison removal • Antidotes
Drugs and Procedures Used to Minimize Poison Absorption • Activated charcoal • Syrup of ipecac • Gastric lavage and aspiration • Whole-bowel irrigation • Catharsis • Surface decontamination
Drugs and Procedures Used for Poison Removal • Drugs that enhance renal excretion • Sodium bicarbonate • Ammonium chloride • Nondrug methods of poison removal • Peritoneal dialysis • Hemoperfusion • Exchange transfusion
Specific Antidotes • Heavy metal antagonists • Most common poisonings: iron, lead, mercury, arsenic, gold, and copper • Environmental exposure, intentional overdose, therapeutic use of heavy metals • Antidote drugs are “chelating agents” or “chelators” • Interact to form chelates
Heavy Metal Poisoning • Drug therapy • Deferoxamine (Desferal) • Deferasirox (Exjade) • Dimercaprol (BAL In Oil) • Edetate calcium disodium (EDTA) • Penicillamine (Depen) • Fomepizole (Antizole)
Poison Control Centers • American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)