Preliminary care consists of gastric decontamination with either activated carbon or gastric lavage; due to the delay between ingestion and the first symptoms of poisoning, it is commonplace for patients to arrive for treatment many hours after ingestion, potentially reducing the efficacy of these interventions.
Preliminary care consists of gastric decontamination with either activated carbon. Preliminary care consists of gastric decontamination with gastric lavage. It is commonplace for patients to arrive for treatment many hours after ingestion, potentially reducing the efficacy of these interventions. This is due to the delay between ingestion. This is due to the first symptoms of poisoning.