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EMT Chapter 17
Substance Abuse and Poisoning
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5th Grade
11/21/2008

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Term
How poisons get into the body?
Definition
Inhalation
Absorption
Ingestion
Injection
Term
How many percent of all poisoning is by mouth?
Definition
80%
Term
How many people do alcohol kill every year?
Definition
200,000
Term
What are common pain relievers called opioid analgesics?
Definition
Demerol
Dilaudid
Darvon
Percocet
OxyCotin
Vicodin
Methadone
Term
What are CNS stimulants that frequently cause hypertension, tachycardia and dilated pupils?
Definition
Sympathomimetics
Term
How many people do acute poisoning affect each year?
Definition
5 million
Term
How many minutes should you wash your eyes when chemicals get into them?
Definition
5 to 10 minutes for acids and 15 to 20 for alkalis.
Term
How does activated charcoal work?
Definition
It adsorbs or sticks to many commonly ingested poisons.
Term
Common trade names for activated charcoal?
Definition
InstaChar
Actidose
LiquiChar
Term
Common sedative-hypnotic drugs?
Definition
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
Term
Most severe form of toxin ingestion?
Definition
Botulism
Term
Common hallucinogens?
Definition
LSD
PCP
Term
What is an inhaled poison that is odorless and produce severe hypoxia without damaging or irritating the lungs?
Definition
Carbon monoxide.
Term
Major side effect of activated charcoal?
Definition
Black stool
Term
Is alcohol a CNS stimulant or depressant?
Definition
CBS depressant
Term
Who gets delirium tremens?
Definition
Alcoholics in withdrawal
Term
Where did the saying "hot as a hare, blind as a bat, dry as a bone, red as a beet, and mad as a hatter" originate from?
Definition
Person who has taken an anticholinergic agent.
Term
What type of food poisoning stem from leftovers?
Definition
Staphylococcus
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