Write down

a) two main immediate causes of death in acid poisoning/ingestion

b) two main delayed causes of death in acid poisoning/ingestion
c) two main home treatment of acid poisoning prior to hospital admission or
ambulance arrival
Answers
a) Asphyxia
Shock (circulatory collapse)
b) Starvation & dehydration (stricture esophagus & pylorus)
Infections: secondary infections like peritonitis, hypostatic pneumonia, renal
failure
c) Demulcents: canned condensed milk, vegetable oils, egg white (acid:
anda, dud, tel=====acid)
Water: dilution by litre water; continuous copious irrigation of affected
part (skin, eye) with water