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Intoxicación con cera - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Intoxicación con lápices de colores

Antes de llamar al servicio de emergencia:

Determine la siguiente información:

  • Edad, peso y estado del paciente
  • Nombre del producto, con sus ingredientes y concentración, si se conocen
  • Hora en que se ingirió
  • Cantidad ingerida

Centro de Control de Envenenamientos o número de emergencia local:

Se puede llamar al número 1-800-222-1222 del National Poison Control Center (Centro Nacional de Toxicología) desde cualquier parte de los Estados Unidos. Esta línea gratuita nacional le permitirá hablar con expertos en intoxicaciones, quienes le darán instrucciones adicionales.

Se trata de un servicio gratuito y confidencial. Todos los centros de toxicología locales en los Estados Unidos utilizan este número nacional. Usted debe llamar si tiene inquietudes acerca de las intoxicaciones o la manera de prevenirlas. No tiene que ser necesariamente una emergencia; puede llamar por cualquier razón, las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana.

Ver: Número de emergencia del centro de toxicología

Lo que se puede esperar en la sala de emergencias:

Si es necesario acudir al servicio de urgencias, el médico medirá y vigilará los signos vitales del paciente, incluyendo la temperatura, el pulso, la frecuencia respiratoria y la presión arterial. Igualmente, se hace el tratamiento de los síntomas en caso de ser necesario.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

La recuperación es muy probable.

  • 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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