Burn Injury Resource Center
Treatment:
Emergency medical attention should be sought when there is suspicion of poisoning:
If there is skin contact, treatment may include:
- Removing the contaminated clothing.
- Rinsing the wound area with copious amount of water.
- Calcium or magnesium solutions, it can be given in the form of topical gel and may also be given in the form of injection.
- Pain medication.
- Monitoring the patient for signs of systemic poisoning.
For swallowing: treatment may include
- Avoid inducing vomiting.
- Gastric lavage (inserting a tube to the stomach though the nose to empty the stomach).
- Pain medication.
- Endoscopy to visualize the internal organs because of high risk of viscus perforation.
- Endotracheal intubation to keep the trachea (wind pipe) open.
- Calcium and magnesium solutions to neutralize the acid.
For inhalation treatment may include:
- 100% oxygen through a face mask.
- Intubation for severe injury.
- Delivering calcium into the lungs through breathing treatments.
- Pain medication.
This information is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice; it should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. Call 911 for all medical emergencies.