| Definition: |
This poisoning is from exposure to lavender oil.
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| Poisonous Ingredient: |
Lavender oil
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| Where Found: |
- In some perfumes
- Used as a flavoring agent
Note: This list may not be all inclusive.
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| Symptoms: |
- Respiratory
- Difficulty breathing (from inhalation or allergic reaction)
- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- Skin
- Gastrointestinal
- Heart and blood vessels
- Nervous system
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| Home Treatment: |
With any toxic exposure or allergic reaction, seek emergency medical care immediately. Call Poison Control for guidance.
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| Before Calling Emergency: |
Determine the following:- The patient's age, weight, and condition
- The name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
- The time it was swallowed
- The amount swallowed
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| Poison Control, or a local emergency number: |
See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.
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| What to expect at the emergency room: |
Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:
- Treat the allergic reaction with diphenhydramine and prednisone.
- For swallowed poison:
- Placement of a tube down the nose and into the stomach (a nasogastric tube, or an NG tube) to wash out the stomach (gastric lavage).
- Activated charcoal administration.
- Endoscopy -- the placement of a camera down the throat to see the extent of burns to the esophagus and the stomach.
- Give IV fluids.
- Admission to the hospital.
- Give an antidote.
- Treat the symptoms.
For skin exposure: - Irrigation (washing of the skin), perhaps every few hours for several days.
- Skin debridement (surgical removal of burned skin)
- Admission or transfer to a hospital that specializes in burn care.
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| Expectations (prognosis): |
With any toxic exposure, recovery and prognosis depend on the extent of the exposure and the time to treatment.
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