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' INGESTION. <br /> DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING BECAUSE OF DANGER OF ASPIRATING LIQUID INTO LUNGS. Got immediate <br /> 0 edical attention. If spontaneous vomiting occurs, monitor for breathing difficulty. <br /> SKIN CONTACT: <br /> Remove contaminated clothing immediately. Wash area of contact thoroughly with soap and <br /> water. Get medical attention if irritation persists. High pressure skin injections are <br /> SERIOUS MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. Get immediate medical attention. <br /> EYE CONTACT: - <br /> Flush immediately with large amounts of water for at least 15 minutes. Eyelids should be <br /> held away from the eyeball to ensure thorough rinsing. Get medical attention if <br /> irritation results. <br /> INHALATION' <br /> Remove affected person from source of exposure. If not breathing, ensure open airway and <br /> institute cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) . If breathing is difficult, administer <br /> oxygen if available. Get immediate medical attention. <br />' INGESTION: The most important risk to assess is the extent of aspiration of the product <br /> into the lungs since an acute chemical pneumonitis can rapidly progress to respiratory <br /> failure. Gasping, coughing, and choking are presumptive evidence of aspiration. It is <br /> suggested that all patients suspected of hydrocarbon aspiration have base line chest <br /> x-rays. Immediate hospitalization should be considered for asymptomatic children with an <br /> abnormal chest x-ray, obtunded or hypoxic patients, intentional or massive ingestions, and <br /> patients with abnormal chest x-rays with clinically significant pulmonary disease. <br /> 1wastrointestinal symptoms are usually minor and pathological changes of the liver and <br /> idney are reported to be uncommon in acute intoxications. Decontamination (induced <br /> emesis or lavage) is controversial and should be considered on the merits of each <br /> individual case; of course the usual precaution of an endotracheal tube should be <br /> considered prior to lavage. <br /> Hydrocarbons may increase the sensitivity of the myocardium to catecholamines; <br /> electrocardiographic monitoring may be indicated and careful consideration should be given <br /> to the selection of bronchodilalators. <br /> Acute central nervous system signs and symptoms may result from large ingestions or <br /> aspiration-induced hypoxia. <br /> INHALATION ABUSE: Gasoline is one of the solvents used by chemical substance abusers. <br /> These patients may present with acute and/or chronic central nervous system signs or <br /> symptoms. They may also present with arrythmias. <br /> In case of skin injection, consider prompt debridement of the wound to minimize necrosis <br /> and tissue loss. <br /> = No Data 1050/Page 3 of 8 <br /> = Not Applicable <br />