Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Vomiting should be induced if the patient has a cardiac or vascular disease to avoid
interaction with any chronic medications the patient may be taking.
2. A poison must be ingested in large amounts to interfere with physiologic functions.
3. The risk of poisoning by ingestion is increased in children over 5 years.
4. Syrup of ipecac should be administered to any child who has ingested a toxic substance.
5. Activated charcoal may be given as an antidote to minimize systemic absorption of ingested
poisons.
1. False
Vomiting may cause increased blood pressure and precipitate a stroke or arrhythmias in patients with cardiac or vascular disease.
2. False
Some substances are highly poisonous even in very small doses.
3. False
The most at-risk group is children from ages 1 to 5
4. False
In 2004 the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement
recommending against the keeping (and using) syrup of ipecac on hand.
5. True
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