Anti-rust products

Home treatment:

For oxalic acid: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
Give milk IMMEDIATELY.

For sodium nitrite: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.

For kerosene: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.

The patient will usually vomit on his or her own. If large amounts are swallowed, the patient may lose consciousness. Never induce vomiting in a semiconscious or unconscious patient, because of the danger of their inhaling vomit.

Before calling emergency:

Determine the following information:

• the patient's age, weight, and condition
• the name of the product (ingredients and strengths 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.

For oxalic acid:

• Treat the symptoms.

For sodium nitrite:

• Establish an airway.
• Induce emesis.
• Administer activated charcoal.
• Administer a laxative.
• Give an antidote (possibly).
• Use gastric lavage.
• Treat the symptoms.

For kerosene:

• Treat the symptoms

Expectations (prognosis):

For oxalic acid: Recovery is likely if an antidote can be given shortly after the acid is swallowed. Death can occur rapidly.

For sodium nitrite: As long as the blood pressure can be maintained, recovery will probably occur.

For kerosene:
If no symptoms within 6 hours, recovery will occur.