First Aid & Safety: Poisoning
Lead Poisoning - Treatment Overview
06/26/08, HealthwiseTreatment for lead poisoning begins with removing the sources of lead and providing balanced nutrition. These measures are usually sufficient to limit exposure to lead and reduce lead levels in the body.
Lead Poisoning - Prevention
06/26/08, HealthwiseLead poisoning may be prevented or limited by removing the source of lead in your home or workplace and by eating a healthful, balanced diet.
Lead Poisoning - Home Treatment
06/26/08, HealthwiseIf you suspect that someone in your family has lead poisoning, consult a doctor right away. The most important thing you can do is remove sources of lead in and around your home.
Lead Poisoning - Medications
06/26/08, HealthwiseChelating agents are used for severe lead poisoning. Chelating agents are medicines that bind with lead in blood and both soft and bony tissues and eliminate it quickly from the body, usually through the urine.
Lead Poisoning - Surgery
06/26/08, HealthwiseThere is no surgical treatment for lead poisoning.
Lead Poisoning - Other Treatment
06/26/08, HealthwiseThere are no other treatments for lead poisoning.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for carbon monoxide poisoning
03/18/08, HealthwiseThe purpose of oxygen therapy for the treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning is to reduce the amount of carbon monoxide in the blood and restore the oxygen level to normal as quickly as possible.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Topic Overview
03/18/08, HealthwiseCarbon monoxide poisoning happens when you breathe too much carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a gas produced by burning any type of fuel—gas, oil, kerosene, wood, or charcoal. What makes carbon monoxide so dangerous is that when you bre
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Cause
03/18/08, HealthwiseCarbon monoxide poisoning is caused by inhaling carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas produced by the incomplete burning of fuels. It may build up in enclosed or semi-enclosed areas such as cars, houses, or buildings.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Symptoms
03/18/08, HealthwiseSymptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning range from mild flu-like symptoms (such as a headache or stomachache without fever) to severe signs of heart and brain damage. Prolonged exposure to low levels of carbon monoxide over many days ma
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