DO - Call the Poison Control Center. Provide pesticide information if available. Inhalation exposure through your nose or mouth by breathing. DO - Leave the pesticide area and get to fresh air or an open area. The pesticide is assigned a signal word according to the toxicity level and placed on the container label.
Ingestion is the most dangerous route.
The Organophosphates and Pyrethroids are the more commonly used types of pesticides. Organophosphate insecticides such as Acephate, Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon and Malathion affect the nervous system. The symptoms of poisoning may include headache, dizziness, nausea, anxiety and restlessness. A more severe poisoning may include muscle twitching, incoordination, sweating, weakness, tremor, vomiting, tearing, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, blurred vision and salivation. Convulsion and death may occur in the most severe cases.