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Cyanoacrylates

Home treatment:

Wash exposed areas with warm water immediately. If the glue is on eyelids, keep eyelids separated. Do not try to peel off the glue; sweat will accumulate under it and lift it off. If fingers or other skin surfaces are stuck together, use a gentle rolling motion to try to separate them. If these procedures do not work, use some acetone on the area, as long as it is not the eye or tongue.

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 of the incident
  • the part of the body affected

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:

  • Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis):

As long as none was actually swallowed, it should be possible to separate the affected parts . Most eyelids separate on their own in 1 to 4 days.


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