Match each item with the correct statement below.

a.  Antidote
b.  Antivenom
c.  Emetic
d.  poison
e.  Activated charcoal
1. Substance that minimizes systemic absorption of ingested poison
2. Treatment given to counteract the effects of a poison
3. Treatment for a venomous snake bite
4. Substance that induces vomiting
5. Substance that interferes with normal physiologic function of the body


1. e.  Activated charcoal
2. a.  Antidote
3. b.  Antivenom
4. c.  Emetic
5. d.  poison

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