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First Aid Information For: GardenTech Sevin Ready-To-Use Bug Killer-10/01/2011
Eye Contact: Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently with water for 15-20 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present, after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing eye. Call a physician or poison control center immediately.
Skin Contact: Wash off immediately with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Take off contaminated clothing and shoes immediately. Call a physician or poison control center immediately.
Inhalation: Move to fresh air. If person is not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial respiration, preferably mouth-to-mouth if possible. Call a physician or poison control center immediately.
Ingestion: Call a physician or poison control center immediately. Rinse out mouth and give water in small sips to drink. DO NOT induce vomiting unless directed to do so by a physician or poison control center. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
When possible, have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor or going for treatment.
Notes to Physician: Signs and Symptoms: This product causes reversible cholinesterase inhibition without long term effects.
Symptoms of Overexposure: Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Abdominal pain, Salivation, Blurred vision, sweating
Respiratory disorder, Convulsions
Treatment: In case of ingestion gastric lavage should be considered in cases of significant ingestions only within the first 2 hours. However, the application of activated charcoal and sodium sulphate is always advisable. Before antidote is administered, either clear symptoms of poisoning have to be present or the cholinesterase activity is inhibited to below 30 percent of normal. The following antidote is generally accepted: atropine. In case of convulsions, a benzodiazepine (e.g. diazepam) should be given according to standard regimens.
Contraindications: oximes (pralidoxime, obidoxime).