PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND

HEALTH
VIII.EMERGENCY CARE AND FIRST AID

RUFFA MAE J. ESPAYOS

BEED-3A
WHAT IS POISONING?

• Poisoning is injury or death due to swallowing,

inhaling, touching or injecting various drugs,
chemicals, venoms or gases.
• Poison is any substances that is harmful to
our body.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF POISONING?

• Nausea or vomiting Fainting

• Rash Shaking or seizures
• Redness or sores around the mouth
• Dry mouth
• Trouble breathing
• Confusion
NAUSEA OR VOMITING

Vomiting is a reflex
that helps the body
get rid of substances
that may be harmful.
Vomiting is associated
in food, drug or
alcohol poisoning.
RASH
A rash is an area of
irritated or swollen
skin. Many rashes are
itchy, red, painful, and
irritated. Rashes is
also associated in food
poisoning.
REDNESS AND SORES AROUND THE MOUTH

This rash often looks like

small, red, acne-like
breakouts in people with
light-colored skin and
skin-colored breakouts in
people who have skin of
color. This is associated
with the smell of
chemicals, such as gasoline
or paint thinner.
DRY MOUTH

Dry mouth can be due to certain

health conditions, such as
diabetes, stroke, yeast infection
(thrush) in your mouth or
Alzheimer's disease, or due to
autoimmune diseases, such as
Sjogren's syndrome or
HIV/AIDS. Snoring and
breathing with your mouth open
also can contribute to dry mouth.
This is associated by using
Tobacco and alcohol use.
TROUBLE BREATHING

Common inhaled
poisons include
carbon monoxide
from smoke or engine
exhaust, natural gas,
solvent fumes, and
chemical vapors.
Chlorine can be the
cause of poisoning
once you inhaled it.
CONFUSION

UTIs can cause sudden confusion

(also known as delirium) in older
people and people with dementia.

Arsenic is used in the

manufacture of pesticides. The
gas from arsenic also has some
industrial uses. Overexposure
may cause headaches,
drowsiness, confusion, seizures,
and life-threatening
complications.
FAINTING
When food enters the system, the
vagus nerve directs blood to the
stomach and intestines, pulling it
from other body tissues, including
the brain. So food poisoning or
some chemical drugs can cause
fainting .
SHAKING OR SEIZURES

During convulsions a person

has uncontrollable shaking that
is rapid and rhythmic, with the
muscles contracting and
relaxing repeatedly. This
happens when we are injected
some medical poisoning or
maybe we ate some allergic
harmful food to our body.
WHAT CAUSES POISONING?

• Household products and personal health care products. Like nail polish
remover and mouth wash which is harmful to children
• Cleaning products and detergents
• Pesticides and bug spray
• Lawn chemicals, such as herbicides
• Metals, such as lead
• Mercury, which can be found in old thermometers and batteries
• Illegal drugs
• Carbon monoxide gas
• Spoiled food
• Plants, such as poison ivy and poison oaks
• Venom from certain snakes and insects
• Alcohol
POISONING TREATMENT

• If the person inhaled poison, get him or her fresh air right away.
• If the person is vomiting due to the food poison, this should drink plenty of
liquids. Replacing lost fluids and electrolytes is the most important treatment
for food poisoning.
• For itchiness, apply calamine lotion, baking soda, or colloidal oatmeal to
your skin. You can also get relief from a steroid cream if you use it during the
first few days after you get a rash.
• If the person has poison on the skin, take off any clothing the poison touched.
Rinse skin with running water for 15 to 20 minutes.
• If the person has poison in the eyes, rinse eyes with running water for 15 to
20 minutes.
• Begin CPR if the person shows no signs of life, such as moving, breathing, or
coughing
• If the person is unconcious or not breathing call 911
• Go to the hospital
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