Contact base hospital early with substance, quantity and time element. Orogastric tube, lavage and suction gastric contents . Consider early transport. Contact Base Hospital. Provide Basic Therapy.
Some substances are toxic enough to require removal from the stomach.
This should only be attempted after consultation with a physician or poison control center and preferably in the hospital setting. Do not induce vomiting. Widened QRS complexes and associated ventricular arrhythmia's are generally signs of a life-threatening ingestion. Provide Basic therapy. Contact Base Hospital.