Title: Poisoning
Course: Level 3 - First Aid > Section: Provision of First Aid service and referral

Poisoning refers to any substance that if taken into the body in sufficient quantity can cause temporary or permanent damage.

- Causes of Poisoning
  - Deliberate intake
  - Accidental intake

- Types
  - Household poisons.
  - Plant poisons.
  - Food poisoning.
  - Drugs
  - Alcohol
  - Chemical poisoning
- General Signs and Symptoms
Vary according to or depending on the nature of the poison and the method of entry into the body (through the mouth, through the lung by inhalation, by injection and by absorption through the skin).
  - The presence of container near the causality is known to hold the type of poison.
  - Delirious and may have a convulsion.
  - Sign and symptom of asphyxia.
  - Signs of burn around the causality's mouth after contact with corrosive poisoning.
- General Treatment
  - If conscious ask the causality quickly what has happened.
  - Do not attempt to induce vomiting.
  - If the lips or mouth show signs of burn give water or milk to drink.
  - If the causality is unconscious, but breathing normally place in the recovery position.
  - If breathing and heart beat stop begin resuscitation immediately.
  - Remove to the hospital immediately.
  - Take care not to contaminate yourself with any poison that may be around the causality's mouth.