Question 25 · LDEK · Toxicology
Gastric lavage, which is one of the basic methods for decontamination of the gastrointestinal tract in acute intoxications, should be performed:
- A. in all oral intoxications.
- B. in detergent intoxication irrespective of the time of ingestion.
- C. within 6 hours from the intoxication.
- D. within an hour from the ingestion of a toxin in a dose posing a risk of severe intoxication.
- E. in hydrocarbon intoxication irrespective of the time of ingestion.
Hint
Gastric lavage is no longer routine; recall the narrow time window and the dose criterion for considering it.
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