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Emergency Care: Falls and Poisoning

Question 1 • Introduction to Health Science - EL3601 B

Which of the following scenarios describe a poison ingestion? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
A person accidentally takes twice the prescribed amount of medication.
B
A child swallows cleaning fluid.
C
A person loses consciousness after drinking too much alcohol.
D
An IV drug user gets an infection from a used needle.

Explanation

Poison ingestion occurs when someone swallows a harmful substance or takes a dangerous amount of a substance. Taking twice the prescribed medication dose, swallowing cleaning fluid, and drinking enough alcohol to lose consciousness all fit. An infection from a used needle is a different kind of exposure, not ingestion.

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