In those cases, treatment by vomiting is not needed. Vomiting should not be induced when a person has swallowed a caustic, such as a strong acid or an alkaline product like drain cleaner or lye. Substances that can burn the throat and stomach on the way down will burn on the way back up, increasing the injury. Petroleum products such as gasoline, lamp oil, or charcoal lighter fluid should not be vomited. These sub-stances can easily enter the lungs during the vomiting process and can cause a chemical pneumonia.
Some poisons can cause the victim to fall asleep very quickly or can cause a seizure.
Inducing vomiting in those cases would be dangerous. All rights reserved.