DEFINITION
Acutely ill patients are often diagnosed as poisoned when no other diagnosis is obvious.
Direct efforts toward stabilizing the patient.
Make the diagnosis after determining preexisting conditions and initially controlling clinical signs.
Goals of treatment—providing emergency intervention; preventing further exposure; preventing further absorption; applying specific antidotes; hastening elimination; providing supportive measures; offering client education
Suspected intoxication—suspected toxic materials and specimens may be valuable from a medicolegal aspect; maintain a proper chain of physical evidence; keep good medical records.
Valuable time can be saved by applying the appropriate treatment for a suspected or known intoxicant.
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