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Try to determine what was ingested, the amount and how long since the person was exposed to it. If possible, have on hand the pill bottle, medication package or other suspect container. [25] The treatment will depend on the substance to which the patient is exposed. Depending on the type of poisoning, some first aid measures may help.
In a study of dosage used on beagle dogs, the first sign of nausea was observed at as little of a dose of 0.5 mg/kg and occurred within a 2.5 hour span. The effective dose to induce emesis in the dogs was seen to be 2.0 mg/kg and lasted no longer than 2.5 hours after administration. [11]
Syrup of ipecac (/ ˈ ɪ p ɪ k æ k /), or simply ipecac, is a drug that was once widely used as an expectorant (in low doses) and a rapid-acting emetic (in higher doses). It is obtained from the dried rhizome and roots of the ipecacuanha plant (Carapichea ipecacuanha), from which it derives its name.
Activated charcoal, also known as activated carbon, is a medication used to treat poisonings that occurred by mouth. [1] To be effective it must be used within a short time of the poisoning occurring, typically an hour.
"The dose makes the poison" (Latin: dosis sola facit venenum 'only the dose makes the poison') is an adage intended to indicate a basic principle of toxicology. It is credited to Paracelsus who expressed the classic toxicology maxim "All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison."
Pokémon Platinum was the fourth best-selling game worldwide in the third quarter of 2008, selling approximately 1,482,000 copies. [67] In the third quarter of 2009, Pokémon Platinum sold more than 2 million copies. [68] In North America and PAL regions, Pokémon Platinum had sold a combined 3.75 million copies as of May 7, 2009. [69]
In Japan, the games sold over 1.48 million units within the first two days of release, topping the Japanese sales chart that week. [40] Within two weeks, the games had sold a combined total of over 2.00 million units. [41] By December 18, 2009, the games' Japanese sales totals had surpassed 3.22 million. [42]
Pokémon Diamond Version [a] and Pokémon Pearl Version [b] are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006. They are the first installments in the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series. They were first released in Japan on September 28, 2006, and ...