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Intoxicación con cera - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Intoxicación con lápices de colores

Definición:

La cera es un sólido grasoso y aceitoso que se derrite con el calor. Este artículo aborda la intoxicación debido a la ingestión de grandes cantidades de cera o lápices de colores.

Esto es únicamente para información y no para el uso en el tratamiento o manejo de una exposición real a tóxicos. Si usted experimenta una exposición, debe llamar al número local de emergencias (como el 911 en los Estados Unidos) o al National Poison Control Center (Centro Nacional de Toxicología) a la línea 1-800-222-1222.

Elemento tóxico:

Cera

Dónde se encuentra:

  • Lápices de colores
  • Velas (candelas o espermas)
  • Cera para enlatar

Nota: es posible que esta lista no los incluya a todos.

  • Reviewed last on: 2/2/2011
  • Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Goldfrank LR, ed. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. 8th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2006.

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