TOXIN DECONTAMINATION AND SPECIFIC TOXINS

Course overview

KNOWING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TOXIC EXPOSURE CAN HELP YOU IDENTIFY VARIOUS TOXINS AND POISONS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TREAT A PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT ASCERTAINED THE NATURE OF THE TOXIN. ONCE YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THE TOXIN, YOU CAN PERFORM THE PROPER INTERVENTION. THIS COURSE ADDRESSES METHODS OF DECONTAMINATION (E.G., IPECAC, ACTIVATED CHARCOAL, GASTRIC LAVAGE, ETC.). IT ALSO DETAILS THE SIGNS OF COMMON TOXICITIES, INCLUDING MEDICATIONS, CARBON MONOXIDE, HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, AND ALCOHOL, ALONG WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING INTERVENTIONS. (80 MINUTES)