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    Kerosene poisoning can occur through ingestion or inhalation of kerosene. It is locally irritating to the gastrointestinal tract and also has neurotoxic, nephrotoxic, and respiratory depressive effects after absorption. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, drowsiness, mental confusion, convulsions, respiratory failure, glycosuria, and proteinuria. Treatment involves stomach washing, artificial respiration, oxygen inhalation, and symptomatic treatment. Postmortem findings include the smell of kerosene in body cavities and hemorrhagic spots in the stomach, lungs, and kidneys showing degenerative changes.

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    Kerosene poisoning can occur through ingestion or inhalation of kerosene. It is locally irritating to the gastrointestinal tract and also has neurotoxic, nephrotoxic, and respiratory depressive effects after absorption. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, drowsiness, mental confusion, convulsions, respiratory failure, glycosuria, and proteinuria. Treatment involves stomach washing, artificial respiration, oxygen inhalation, and symptomatic treatment. Postmortem findings include the smell of kerosene in body cavities and hemorrhagic spots in the stomach, lungs, and kidneys showing degenerative changes.

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    Kerosene Poison

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    Kerosene poisoning can occur through ingestion or inhalation of kerosene. It is locally irritating to the gastrointestinal tract and also has neurotoxic, nephrotoxic, and respiratory depressive effects after absorption. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, drowsiness, mental confusion, convulsions, respiratory failure, glycosuria, and proteinuria. Treatment involves stomach washing, artificial respiration, oxygen inhalation, and symptomatic treatment. Postmortem findings include the smell of kerosene in body cavities and hemorrhagic spots in the stomach, lungs, and kidneys showing degenerative changes.

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    KEROSENE POISONING { S / N }

     INTRODUCTION :-
     Kerosene is locally irritating to the mucus membrane of GI tract.
     After absorption it has Neurotoxic, Nephrotoxic & Respiratory depression
    action.

     FATAL DOSE :- 30 ml.

     FATAL PERIOD :- Not fixed.

     ACTION :-
     Barbiturates are CNS Depressants, Hypnotic, Sedative, Anticonvulsant &
    Anaesthetic.

     SIGNS & SYMPTOMS :-


    - Pain in Abdomen.
    - Nausea, Vomiting & Diarrhoea.
    - Smell of Kerosene in the Breath.
    - Headache & Drowsiness.
    - Mental confusion.
    - Convulsion.
    - Respiratory failure
    - Glycosuria.
    - Proteinuria.
    - Pneumonitis.

     TREATMENT :-
    1. Stomach wash with Sodium Bicarbonate, avoid aspiration.
    2. Artificial respiration & Oxygen inhalation.
    3. Symptomatic treatment.
     POSTMORTERM APPEARANCE :-
    • Smell of kerosene from Abdominal or Chest cavities.
    • Haemorrhagic spots present in the mucus membrane of Stomach & on the
    surface of the Lungs.
    • Lungs are congested & oedematous.
    • Organs are congested.
    • Kidneys shows degenerative changes.

     MLI :-
    1. Accidental poisoning is common & occurs mostly in children.
    2. Suicidal poisoning is rare.

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