Friday, December 30, 2011

Corrosive Poisoning

KOH - NaOH - Amonia - .................

Clinical picture: 

1- Local burns around mouth and lips.

2- Excess mucous.

3- Puffy swelling of tissues.

4- Whitish vomiting and containing blood.

Treatment: 

1- First aid. 2- Antidote. 3- Supportive treatment. 4- Surgery.

1- First aid: 

Washing with water current.

Removing of all clothes containing corrosives.

Give milk or water.

2- Antidote: Milk is the best.

3- Supportive treatment: 

Corticosteroids to decrease fibrosis.

Demulcents: continue to give milk, egg white and olive oil.

Soft diet + more fluids for dehydration.

Pain relieving by morphine ampoule.

No gastric lavage (no intubation).

No induction of vomiting.

4- Surgery:

If perforation occurs.

Esophageal dilatation started from 6th day

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