Readings

• Besides patching, consider calling the poison center for drugs that you don't know anything about
• 4 primary methods of entry for substances: ingestion, inhalation, injection and dermal absorption
• Most common causes of poisoning by ingestion are medications around the home and household chemicals
• Household chemical products are the most common types of poisoning by inhalation
• When dealing with possible inhalation poisoning, always consider your own scene safety
• Toxidrome: syndrome Ike symptoms associated with toxic agents
• Delirium Tremens: A severe form of alcohol withdrawal that can causes seizures, hallucinations hypotension and death.