Mouthwash overdose

Home treatment:

If able to rouse an adult, move the person to a comfortable place to sleep it off, making sure he is not lying in vomit. If the patient is semi conscious or unconscious, emergency assistance may needed. WHEN IN DOUBT CALL for medical help.

Adult consumption of 10 to 13 oz. of pure alcohol (20 to 26 oz. of 100% whisky) is potentially lethal if consumed within 1 hour.

DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY Poison Control. A patient can accidentally inhale vomit into their lungs.

Before calling emergency:

Determine the following information:

• the patient's age, weight, and condition
• name of product (as well as the ingredients and strength if known)
• the time it was swallowed
• the amount swallowed

Poison Control, or a local emergency number:

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.

What to expect at the emergency room:

Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:

• Use gastric lavage.
• Monitor blood alcohol levels.
• Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis):

Survival over 24 hours usually indicates recovery in acute toxic alcohol consumption.