CPR & POISONED HEART
Unlike cardiac arrests due to heart disease where there is poor success after 30 min of resuscitation, cardiac arrests due to poisoned heart may totally recover after prolonged CPR (beyond …
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An initially stable poisoning patient could be deceptive.
It’s important to be acutely aware that some poisons are prodrugs, they have to be activated in vivo before toxic effects are manifested. An initially stable victim should not rule …
Read MoreCARBON MONOXIDE (CO)
CO is formed when organic compounds burn. You can’t see, smell, or taste CO; but It can kill you if present in sufficient concentration in the breathed air. The symptoms …
Read MoreSNAKE BITE
Snake bites may be provoked or unprovoked. It may be poisonous, dry (up to 50% of the time)or non-poisonous. Should you be bitten by a snake, Do NOT do any …
Read MoreACARICIDE POISONING IN NANDI, NORTHRIFT
An acutely poisoned victim with very low BP and pulse, hypothermia, polyuria and loss of consciousness with a history of acaricide exposure is most likely an amitraz(triatix,norotraz) intoxication #Thursdaybit . …
Read MoreWHY SOME PAINKILLERS ARE NOT FOR PEOPLE WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Some painkillers known as NSAIDS such as ibuprofen, aspirin and diclofenac causes salt and water retention by interfering with synthesis of important physiological chemicals called prostaglandins. Retention of salts and …
Read MoreWHY YOU SHOULD KEEP IRON SUPPLEMENTS VERY SAFELY
Acute poisoning is very common in young children who accidentally ingest iron tablets. As few as 10 tablets of any of the commonly available oral iron preparations can be lethal …
Read MoreIRON POISONING:CLINICAL MANIFESTATION AND MANAGEMENT
Children poisoned with oral iron present with biphasic symptomatology. Initially gastroenteritis, with vomiting, abdominal pain, and bloody diarrhea followed by shock, weakness, and dyspnea. The second phase preceded by apparent …
Read MoreWHY HYDROCORTISONE IS NOT AN EMERGENCY DRUG
From experience most health workers erroneously give hydrocortisone and other steroid analogues to relieve emergency situations like anaphylaxis and acute asthmatic attack. Steroids acts via a slow process that involves …
Read MoreSNAKE BITE: Bits and Pieces
Snake venoms contains one or more classes: Cardiotoxins (act on the heart);Neurotoxins (act on nervous system); Cytotoxins (act at the site of bite);Hemotoxins ( act on the blood coagulation) Slow …
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