Category: P

Poisoning by potassium hydroxide, characterized by nausea, soapy taste, and burning pain in the mouth; bloody, slimy vomitus; abdominal cramping; bloody purging and prostration.  

Poisoning by potassium chromate, possibly contracted by inhalation or from touching the nose with contaminated fingers, causing deep indolent ulcers.  

Poisoning by potassium chlorate, large doses of which cause abdominal discomfort, vomiting, diarrhea, hematuria with nephritis, and disturbances of the blood. Gastric lavage should be used to empty the stomach. Other treatment is symptomatic.  

Poisoning resulting from ingestion of pokeroot. Nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, vertigo, and possible convulsions and respiratory paralysis characterize this type of poisoning. Treatment includes administration of whole bowel irrigation or gastric lavage.  

Intoxication or chemical burns of the skin, caused by exposure to carbolic acid— containing compounds, such as those found in some dyes, deodorizers, and disinfectants. These substances are corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes.  

Poisoning in which symptoms resemble those of chloral hydrate poisoning: cardiac and respiratory depression, dizziness, and collapse with partial or complete anesthesia. It may also produce severe lactic acidosis.  

A facility meeting the staffing and equipment standards of the American Association of Poison Control Centers and recognized to be able to give information on, or treatment to patients suffering from, poisoning. A poison information center consists of specially trained staff and a reference library but does not have treatment facilities. More than 400 poison…

Chemicals whose toxic properties are commercially exploited in agriculture, industry, or commerce to increase quantity, improve quality, or generally promote consumer acceptability of a variety of products. Common types include insecticides, rodenticides, herbicides, defoliants, fungicides, insect repellents, molluscicides, and some kinds of food additives. The wide variety of poisons commonly found in and around the…

A climbing vine, Toxicodendron diversiloba, closely related to poison ivy and having the same active substances.  

The sluggish current close to the wall of a blood vessel where blood cells move slowly, if at all; rapid flow occurs down the middle of the vessel.