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Pediatric Poisoning
Question | Answer |
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90% of poisoning occurs at__? | HOME |
At which age has the highest rate of Poisoning cases? | 6 yrs of age |
At which age is MOST COMMON in poisoning? | ages 2-3 yo |
4th Leading cause of death in Toddlers and Preschoolers is __? | Poison ingestion |
What is a PREVENTABLE mechanism to Poison control? | NEVER tell a child Medicine is Candy |
WHen a child comes in contact with poison ingestion what is the FIRST INtervention? | CALL Poison COntrol Center FIRST |
ASSESSMENT: Do you treat poison first or the child first? | CHILD first |
How do you assess a victim? | ABC.. Airway (Life head to clear airway), Breathing (check to see rise and far of chest), Circulation (check pulse); Vital signs breath odor |
What is your Nursing Plan Intervention? | -identify poisonous agent quickly -assess ABC -instruct parnet to bring stool emesis -determine child age/weight -tell parent not to induce any emesis(Ipecac) |
What is you Emergency Management/Treatment to Poisoned child? | -Gastric lavage -Activated Charcoal -Cathartic agent (magnesium citrate, Sorbitol) |
What is Gastric Lavage? | Stomach pumping; irrigate stomach (rarely used bc it can cause complications/aspirate) |
What are conditions appropriate for a Gastric Lavage? | 1 hr of ingesting TOxin |
What is the best method to deactivate Poison in the ER? | Give Activated Charcoal:PO or via NGT |
What is the dosage amount of administering activated Charcoal? | 1g/kg |
What are the reactions to activated Charcoal? | Odorless, tasteless, fine black powder -Excreted via bowel over 3 days: stools appear BLACK |
What can Activated Charcoal be mixed with? What does it resemble after mixing ingredients? | H20, Saline cathartic;Looks like Black Blood; Muddy look. BEST MIXED WITH DIET SODA served with a straw in OPAQUE cup/glass or disposable coffee cup with lid |
Why is Activated Charcoal mixed with Diet soda? | Bc sugar found in (ice-cream, candy) takes up binding sites. Kicks poison off binding site |
What are some complication to activated charcoal complications? | -Aspiration, Pneumothorax, Constipation, Intestinal Obstruction (multiple doses) |
When inserting NG Tube; what is the most RELIABLE indicator of correct placement of tube? | -Checking pH -Scope in abdominal wall |
What confirms correct placement of NG tube? | -X-ray |
NURSING IMPLICATION: NG tube is required when pt is ___. | Uncooperative |
What are some prevention of Recurrence? | -Educate and Prepare parents- Assess all possible contributing factors -Do not refer to medicine as candy |
AST? | Serum Aspartate Aminotransaminase |
ALT? | Serum Alanine Aminotransaminase |
What are the levels Toxicity in children of Acetaminophen (Tylenol)? | More than 150 mcg/kg or double the recommended maximum therapeutic dose of 90 mg/kg |
Which organ does Acetaminophen primarily effect in the body? | Liver; Hepatic movement |
What 2 enzymes elevate in the hepatic portal system during Acetaminophen toxicity? | AST (Serum Aspartate Aminotransaminase); ALT (Serum Alanine Aminotransaminase) |
What medication is the most common accidental poison to children as result of acute ingestion? | Tylenol; acetaminophen |
LFT | Liver Function Test; Hepatic panal |
TYLENOL: What happens in Stage 1 post ingestion? | 2-4 hrs; Nausea, Anorexia, Diaphoresis (sweating), palor |
TYLENOL: What happens in Stage 2 latent period | |
TYLENOL: what ahppens in stage 3 Hepatic involvement? | -jaundice, pain in Right upper Quadrant (RUQ), Abd. tenderness, Stuporous (state of numbness), confusion |
TYLENOL: What happens in stage 4/Recovery stage? | -Look at PT/PTT (Coagulation test; takes 7 days as patients can recover |
What is the treatment for Acetaminophen? | -Parents call Poison control center (PCC) -ER Tx: N-Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) |
What does N-Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) do to body? | Prevents Hepatic Toxicity by binding with the breakdown product of acetaminophen to prevent drug from binding to liver cells |
How much N-Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) do you administer? | -Given in PO as loading dose: 140 mg/kg then 17 additional doses (maintenance) of 70 mg/kg q4h |
What do you dilute N-Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) into for taste? | Fruit Juice and Cola |
What does N-Acetylcysteine smell like? | Rotten eggs |
What are the nursing measures for a hospitalized child after administering Mucomyst? | -continue to observe -screen for LAB: LFT, Tylenol level, PT/PTT, CBC, BUN/Creat, BMP (Basic Metabolic Level of Potassium) |
BUN/CREAT? | BUN= serum; nething can increase BUN CREATINE= rate of which kidneys function; Glumerula functions) |
Acetaminophen:What are the therapeutic levels? | 10-30mcg/ml |
Acetaminophen:What are the toxic levels? | more than 200 mcg/ml |
ASPIRIN: What is the dosage amount to have Acute ingestion to be poisoned? | Acute: severe toxicity with 300-500 mg/kg days |
ASPIRIN: What is the dosage amount to have Chronic ingestion to be poisoned? | Chronic: more than 100mg/kg/day for 2 or more |
ASPRIN: What would you assess if pt is poisoned? | -GI: N/V, thirst(dehydration) -CNS: hypernea (deep n rapid breathing) confusion, tinnitus(ringing or buzzing in ears, convulsions, coma, RF (saliczon: continuous buzzing in ears), circulatory collapse |
ASPRIN: What would you assess if pt is poisoned? | -Renal: oliguria -Hematopoietic: Bleeding tendencies -Metabolic: Resp. alkalosis as a result of hyperventilation, METABOLIC ACIDOSIS (body filled with acid) Hypokalemia |
Hypokalemia? | Low K+ levles; NEver give K+ if pt is not urinated thoroughly |
ASPRIN: TREATMENT | -activated charcoal ASAP -NaHC03 IV to correct METABOLIC ACIDOSIS -Urinary alkalinization to enhance elimination -External cooling |
ASPRIN: TREATMENT | -urinary alkalinization to enhance elimination -external cooling -02 & ventilation -Vit K for bleeding -Anticoagulants -HEMODIALYSIS: SEVER CASES (Filter out poison) |