This is for a biography I'm currently working on. The details provided to me by the subject seem spurious at best.
2006-11-06 08:14:55 · 7 answers · asked by andrew_mudd 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
What they would do is have you drink a charcoal solution, which will absorb the poison in your stomach. If you cant drink it then a nasogastric tube is inserted into your nose to your stomach. The charcoal is then administered that way. That is providing the chemicals hasn't killed you before you get to the ER.
Vomiting wouldnt be induced due to the fact the chemicals could cause further damage comming back up your upper digestive track
2006-11-06 08:23:51 · answer #1 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Cleaning agents tend to be very caustic. So rule of thumb is what burns going down is going to burn coming back up. Not quite sure on this but I would assume stomach would be pumped if the ingestion was relatively recent.
2006-11-06 17:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by mom2pnuts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just depends on what was consumed some chemicals if you induce vomiting it could kill you you are suppose to flush out w/ alot of water you would just have to read the warning label it would tell you what to do on it
2006-11-06 17:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by Red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they might induce vomiting as well as force feed someone charcoal to help absorbs the poisons
2006-11-06 16:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on the chemicals ingested, but they would normally give you charcoal to absorb the chemicals.
2006-11-06 16:23:46 · answer #5 · answered by Sandi A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, definately. They are going to want to get as much of the poision out of the body as possible before it gets absorbed into the bloodstream.
2006-11-06 16:23:27 · answer #6 · answered by iceprincess_12_04 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd probably have to drink liquid charcoal so that it would absorb the poisons.
2006-11-06 16:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋