Poison Information

Poison help for you

Correct poison information is essential.  Find out everything possible about the subject in order to be able to protect your family.

The overall subject is huge, cannot possibly be covered in its entirety in these pages. However, there should be enough poison information to enable you to understand what can be considered to be toxic, the different methods of these poisons entering the body, how to protect your family , and what poison treatment you need to give in the event of a poisoning incident at home.

A toxic substance can be considered to be anything, that when taken in the appropriate amount, will cause harm to the body. If an excessive amount of water is consumed, it will cause damage to various body organs, as will a minute amount of some other product. Many items, that we may consider to be safe can have a toxic effect on the human body.

Penicillin is a wonderful drug and if taken correctly, will heal the body. On the other hand, some people are allergic to penicillin, therefore to them, it becomes dangerous and they will have a severe allergic reaction to it and go into anaphylactic shock .

Toxic substances can be solid, liquid or gas. They can be swallowed, injected, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Many substances act very quickly, while others have a slower reaction time. some might even take years to have an effect eg alcoholism which usually results in severe damage to the liver and subsequent death.

In any sudden and unexplained illness, a toxic substance should be considered. It is very important that the substance causing the problem, be identified. This will not always be an easy task, unless there is physical evidence, such as an empty pill container, perhaps a hypodermic syringe, or a bottle that contains or contained a toxic substance. Don't forget to consider the possibility that a child has eaten some part of a plant in your home or garden. Elderly people are often forgetful and cannot remember if they took their medication or not, and so they take another dose. and later, perhaps a third one.

Most incidents of poisoning occur in the home and involve young children.

The following articles will give you more Poison information in the event of an incident occurring in your home:

• Poison safety in the home

• Ingested or swallowed substances

• Treatment chart (swallowed substances)

• Absorbed substances + first aid

• Inhaled substances + first aid

• Bites and stings (Injected substances) + first aid

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