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THE USE OF SYRUP OF IPECACUANHA AS A FIRST‐AID MEASURE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING IN THE HOME
Author(s) -
JONAS OSWALD,
SMYTH NEIL
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb111566.x
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , accidental poisoning , medical emergency , gastric lavage , poison control , ingestion , first aid , emergency medicine , accidental hypothermia , injury prevention , pediatrics , toxicology , surgery , anesthesia , physics , acoustics , biology , hypothermia
A survey was conducted among patients attending the casualty department of the Adelaide Children's Hospital to find the length of time which elapsed between the ingestion of a potentially toxic substance and the institution of measures to evacuate the stomach contents. This paper demonstrates that there is often an undue delay before effective treatment is instituted. To overcome this delay, the administration of syrup of ipecacuanha in the home as a first‐aid measure In the management of accidental poisoning is advocated.