Do NOT make the person throw up unless poison control or a health care provider tells you to. If the person swallowed the tar remover, give them water or milk right away, if a provider tells you to do so. Do NOT give anything to drink if the person has symptoms that make it hard to swallow. These include vomiting, convulsions, or a decreased level of alertness. Your local poison center can be reached directly by calling the national toll-free Poison Help hotline from anywhere in the United States.
This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions. This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention.
It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But some types of objects can cause more serious problems when they are swallowed. These include:. Your doctor may recommend tests such as an X-ray , endoscopy , or barium swallow to help find the object if it doesn't come out in the stool, or if an inhaled object is not coughed out. See an X-ray of a swallowed object. A special metal detector not the same kind that people use in their yards might be used to locate a metallic object, such as a coin, inside the body.
Your doctor may then recommend a procedure to remove the object or may simply encourage you to continue to check the stool for the passage of the object. Check your symptoms to decide if and when you should see a doctor. Many things can affect how your body responds to a symptom and what kind of care you may need. You have answered all the questions. Based on your answers, you may be able to take care of this problem at home.
Blood in the stool can come from anywhere in the digestive tract, such as the stomach or intestines. Depending on where the blood is coming from and how fast it is moving, it may be bright red, reddish brown, or black like tar. A little bit of bright red blood on the stool or on the toilet paper is often caused by mild irritation of the rectum. For example, this can happen if you have to strain hard to pass a stool or if you have a hemorrhoid.
A large amount of blood in the stool may mean a more serious problem is present. For example, if there is a lot of blood in the stool, not just on the surface, you may need to call your doctor right away. If there are just a few drops on the stool or in the diaper, you may need to let your doctor know today to discuss your symptoms. Black stools may mean you have blood in the digestive tract that may need treatment right away, or may go away on its own.
Certain medicines and foods can affect the colour of stool. Diarrhea medicines such as Pepto-Bismol and iron tablets can make the stool black. Eating lots of beets may turn the stool red. Eating foods with black or dark blue food colouring can turn the stool black.
If you take aspirin or some other medicine called a blood thinner that prevents blood clots, it can cause some blood in your stools.
If you take a blood thinner and have ongoing blood in your stools, call your doctor to discuss your symptoms. It can be hard to tell how much pain a baby or toddler is in. Symptoms of difficulty breathing can range from mild to severe. For example:. Severe trouble breathing means:. Moderate trouble breathing means:. Mild trouble breathing means:. Disc batteries are small, round batteries used in toys, cameras, watches, and other devices. Because of the chemicals they can release, they can cause serious problems if they are swallowed or get stuck in an ear or the nose.
Small magnets used in household items and objects that contain lead such as bullets, buckshot, fishing weights and sinkers, and some toys also can cause problems if swallowed.
Based on your answers, you may need care soon. The problem probably will not get better without medical care. Based on your answers, you need emergency care. Call or other emergency services now. Sometimes people don't want to call They may think that their symptoms aren't serious or that they can just get someone else to drive them.
But based on your answers, the safest and quickest way for you to get the care you need is to call for medical transport to the hospital. Based on your answers, you may need care right away. The problem is likely to get worse without medical care.
The following home treatment may help relieve discomfort after you swallow an object into your digestive tract. Do not use syrup of ipecac. It is no longer used to treat poisonings. If you have syrup of ipecac in your home, call your pharmacist for instructions on how to dispose of it and throw away the container.
Do not store anything else in the container. Call your doctor if any of the following occur during home treatment:. To prevent children younger than 4 years from swallowing or inhaling objects:. For more information about how to prevent accidental poisoning, see the topic Poisoning. Keep the poison control centre number for your area readily available. Practice the following suggestions when eating, and teach them to your children.
Children may copy your behaviour. To be prepared for a choking emergency, take an approved first aid course such as those that are sponsored by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
You can help your doctor diagnose and treat your condition by being prepared to answer the following questions:.
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If the person swallowed the tar remover, give them water or milk right away, if a provider tells you to do so. Do NOT give anything to drink if the person has symptoms that make it hard to swallow. These include vomiting, seizures, or a decreased level of alertness.
Your local poison control center can be reached directly by calling the national toll-free Poison Help hotline from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions. This is a free and confidential service.
All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. However, damage to other organ systems e. Symptoms may be delayed for up to 18 hours after exposure.
Children do not always respond to chemicals in the same way that adults do. Different protocols for managing their care may be needed. Initial signs and symptoms may include nausea, excessive sweating, headache, dizziness, and ringing in the ears. Seizures, loss of consciousness, coma, respiratory depression, and death may ensue.
Coma and seizures usually occur within minutes to a few hours after exposure but may be delayed up to 18 hours. Phenol exposure causes initial blood pressure elevation, then progressively severe low blood pressure and shock. Cardiac arrhythmia and bradycardia have also been reported following dermal exposure to phenol.
Mild exposure may cause upper respiratory tract irritation. With more serious exposure, swelling of the throat, inflammation of the trachea, tracheal ulceration, and an accumulation of fluid in the lungs can occur.
Ingestion may lead to death from respiratory failure. Children may be more vulnerable because of relatively increased minute ventilation per kg and failure to evacuate an area promptly when exposed. Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea are common symptoms after exposure to phenol by any route.
Ingestion of phenol can also cause severe corrosive injury to the mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach, with bleeding, perforation, scarring, or stricture formation as potential sequelae.
Renal failure has been reported in acute poisoning. Urinalysis may reveal the presence of protein i. Most hematologic changes e.
Methemoglobinemia is a concern in infants up to 1 year old. Children may be more vulnerable to loss of effectiveness of hemoglobin because of their relative anemia compared to adults. Contact with concentrated phenol solutions can cause severe eye damage including clouding of the eye surface, inflammation of the eye, and eyelid burns.
When phenol is applied directly to the skin, a white covering of precipitated protein forms. This soon turns red and eventually sloughs, leaving the surface stained slightly brown. If phenol is left on the skin, it will penetrate rapidly and lead to cell death and gangrene. If more than 60 square inches of skin are affected, there is risk of imminent death. Phenol appears to have local anesthetic properties and can cause extensive damage before pain is felt. Because of their relatively larger surface area:body weight ratio, children are more vulnerable to toxicants absorbed through the skin.
Chronic nerve damage has been reported due to acute exposure. Chemical burns may result in chronic skin and eye effects. Phenol ingestion may lead to narrowing of the esophagus, and cardiac and renal damage.
Repeated phenol exposure in the workplace has caused renal damage including kidney inflammation, swelling in the kidney tubules and cells, and degenerative changes in glomeruli. Liver damage and pigment changes of the skin have been noted in some workers.
Chronic exposure has also been correlated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease and insufficient blood supply to the heart in workers. Chronic exposure may be more serious for children because of their potential longer latency period. Phenol has not been classified for carcinogenic effects. Phenol is, however, a known promoter of tumors. Phenol is not included in Reproductive and Developmental Toxicants , a report published by the U.
General Accounting Office GAO that lists 30 chemicals of concern because of widely acknowledged reproductive and developmental consequences. No reports were located of developmental or reproductive effects of phenol in humans.
In animal studies phenol has been reported to be embryotoxic and fetotoxic, but not teratogenic. In experimental animals, phenol has generally not caused developmental effects except at doses that also caused maternal toxicity. Special consideration regarding the exposure of pregnant women is warranted, since phenol has been shown to be genotoxic at high doses; thus, medical counseling is recommended for the acutely exposed pregnant woman. No known teratogenic effects from acute exposure are known.
Rescuers should be trained and appropriately attired before entering the Hot Zone. If the proper equipment is not available, or if rescuers have not been trained in its use, assistance should be obtained from a local or regional HAZMAT team or other properly equipped response organization.
Phenol is a severe irritant and highly toxic systemic poison that is absorbed well by inhalation and through the skin. Respiratory Protection : Positive-pressure, self-contained breathing apparatus SCBA is recommended in response situations that involve exposure to potentially unsafe levels of phenol vapor.
Skin Protection : Chemical-protective clothing butyl rubber gloves and aprons is recommended because phenol liquid and vapor can be quickly absorbed through the skin and may contribute to systemic toxicity. Contact with liquid phenol can cause severe skin burns. Quickly access for a patent airway, ensure adequate respiration and pulse. If trauma is suspected, maintain cervical immobilization manually and apply a cervical collar and a backboard when feasible. If victims can walk, lead them out of the Hot Zone to the Decontamination Zone.
Victims who are unable to walk may be removed on backboards or gurneys; if these are not available, carefully carry or drag victims to safety. Consider appropriate management of chemically contaminated children, such as measures to reduce separation anxiety if a child is separated from a parent or other adult. Patients exposed only to phenol vapor who have no skin or eye irritation may be transferred immediately to the Support Zone. Other patients will require decontamination as described below.
If exposure levels are determined to be safe, decontamination may be conducted by personnel wearing a lower level of protection than that worn in the Hot Zone described above. Stabilize the cervical spine with a collar and a backboard if trauma is suspected.
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