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- Title
General approach to the poisoned patient.
- Authors
Bates, Nicola
- Abstract
Numerous potential toxic hazards are present in and around the home, and potential poisoning is not an uncommon presentation. Stabilisation is the priority in a critically ill animal, but in many cases animals present before the onset of signs, so a risk assessment is required to determine if decontamination is appropriate and which method (e.g. emesis, gastric lavage or activated charcoal) is best in the specific circumstances. Thereafter, further treatment is supportive, based on clinical signs, the particular risks associated with whatever substance the animal has been exposed to, and the estimated quantity involved. Management may involve laboratory monitoring, and the use of specific treatments and antidotes. If these drugs are not stocked, it is important to know where to obtain them in an emergency. A poisons information centre can provide specific advice on clinical signs and treatment recommendations if required, particularly if the substance involved is unfamiliar.
- Subjects
POISONING in animals; GASTRIC lavage; VOMITING; APOMORPHINE; SODIUM carbonate; ACTIVATED carbon; SODIUM hydroxide; VETERINARY therapeutics; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
UK-Vet Companion Animal, 2015, Vol 20, Issue 8, p465
- ISSN
2053-0889
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/coan.2015.20.8.465