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Talcum Powder
Alternate Names : Talc
What to Expect at the Emergency Room
Some, or all of the following procedures may be performed:
- For inhalation:
- Administer oxygen
- Breathing tube (assisted ventillation)
- Mist tent (with N-acetyl-cysteine, an antidote)
- Admission to the intensive care unit
- For swallowed poison
- Placement of a tube down the nose and into the stomach (a nasogastric tube, or an NG tube) to wash out the stomach (gastric lavage)
- Activated charcoal administration
- Endoscopy -- the placement of a camera down the throat to see the extent of burns to the esophagus and the stomach
- Give IV fluids
- Admission to the hospital
- Give an antidote
- Treat the symptoms
- For skin exposure
- Irrigation (washing of the skin), perhaps every few hours for several days
- Skin debridement (surgical removal of burned skin)
- Admission or transfer to a hospital that specializes in burn care
- For allergic reactions
- Use of diphenhydramine
- Use of prednisone
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• Definition
• Symptoms & Signs
• Poisonous Ingredient
• Where Found
• Home Treatment
• Before Calling Emergency
• Poison Control, or a Local Emergency Number
• What to Expect at the Emergency Room
• Prognosis or Expectations
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• Facial Tics
Other Topics
• Blood Pressure - Low
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Cough
• Drowsiness
• Fainting
• Fever
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Seizures
• Skin Discoloration - Bluish
• Urine Output - Decreased
• Vesicles
Review Date : 2/10/2002
Reviewed By : Kevin G. Wheeler, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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