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Poison Unit

The units introduce its services 24 h a day under supervision of efficient, specialized and qualified medical staff.

• The Unit Manages The Following Hazards
  • Acute and Chronic Food Poisoning
  • Drug overdose and hypersensitivity
  • Scorpion sting and snake bite
  • Exposure to any toxic gases especially Carbon monoxide
  • Acute and Chronic Lead, Mercury Poisoning
  • Acute and Chronic exposure to petroleum distillate products and insecticides either by ingestion or inhalation
• How to Protect Our Kids from Toxins
  • Put the drugs or any other chemicals in their original bottles not in other containers of ordinary foods or drinks.
  • Keep all chemicals in a specific place away from reach of hands of kids.
  • Don’t use soda ( KOH ) in home because it may cause harmful effects that last for the whole life.
  • Don’t put any insecticide or Kerosene ( alone or mixed with hair oil ) on baby's hair as they are easily absorbed from the scalp hair.
  • Don’t put any food on the stove unattended ( to prevent suffocation with Carbon Mono – Oxide ).
• First Aid for Toxic Cases
  • Don’t use Salt and water for induction of vomiting.
  • Don’t induce vomiting in comatosed child.
  • As soon as possible take your child to the hospital in conjunction with the empty pack for your child and doctor help.
  • In case of swallowing of chemicals ( chlorine or strong acid e.g. sulphoric acid ) only ask the child to drink a glass of milk or water if there is no heamatemesis and the child is able to swallow.
  • Don’t induce vomiting in case of chlorine , Koh , just take off his wears, wash his body , head with soap and water several times.
  • If the child is exposed to a bite , hold the bitted place , don’t move or such the lesion , but just skip water with soap on it.

Call Ganzouri Poison Unit Instructions. ( 24560909 )