Treating Swallowed Poisons
In case your child accidentally swallows poisonous materials, here is what you should do:

• Immediately call the poison center and report the situation.

• Avoid administering medicines or giving your child a drink until you have reported the situation or without professional advice. Doing so could worsen your child’s condition.

• Avoid forcing your child to vomit, unless advised by the physician whom you called at the poison center.

• Try to identify the poison – in which case poisoning center will be able to help you better.

Treating Inhaled Poisons
Poison could also be airborne. Hence, you need to apply a different first aid approach to such cases when your child or either one of your family inhales poison accidentally:

• Readily transfer the victim to an area that allows fresh air.

• Immediately call the poison center and report the incident.

Treating Poisoned Skin
Poison could affect the patient’s skin when an individual comes in direct contact with the harmful substance. As with any other type of accidental poisoning, call the poison center immediately.

• Remove any article of clothing that has been contaminated with poison. generally when spraying insecticides

• Using a running water, rinse off the poisoned area for about 10 minutes.

Treating Poison on Eyes
To avoid further damage from eye poison, you must follow the first aid tips below:

• Immediately call the poison center to report the incident.

• Flush running or lukewarm water into the eye of the patient for at least 15 minutes. Ideal source of water should run about 2-4 inches above the eye & should not be under pressure.