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this poisoning is from ingestion of hair straightener, an alkali, sodium hydroxide, various hair straighteners, respiratory, breathing difficulty, from inhalation, throat swelling, cause breathing difficulty, eyes, ears, nose, throat severe pain, in the throat, severe pain, burning, in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, tongue, loss of vision, gastrointestinal severe abdominal pain, vomiting, burns, the esophagus, food pipe, vomiting blood, blood, in the stool, heart, blood vessels, hypotension, low blood pressure, develops rapidly, collapse, skin irritation, burn, necrosis, holes, skin, underlying tissues, blood severe change in ph, too, too little acid, in the blood, leads to damage in, the body organs, not induce emesis, vomiting, product is on the skin, eyes, flush, lots of water, at least 15 minutes, product was swallowed, give water, milk, patient is vomiting, keep giving water, milk, determine the following information, patient's age, weight, ingredients, strengths, time it was swallowed, amount swallowed, see poison control centers, telephone numbers, take the container, procedures performed, swallowed poison, placement of a tube down the nose, stomach, a nasogastric tube, an ng tube, to wash out the stomach, activated charcoal administration, endoscopy, the placement of a camera down the throat, the extent of burns, esophagus, stomach, give iv fluids, admission, hospital, give an antidote, treat the symptoms, inhaled poisons, a breathing tube, inserted, oxygen, admission, hospital, intensive care unit, bronchoscopy, inserting a camera down the throat, airway to evaluate the extent of burns, airway, lungs, skin exposure, irrigation, washing, the skin, perhaps every few hours, several days, skin debridement, surgical removal of burned skin, admission, transfer to a hospital that specializes in burn care, prognosis, probable outcome, depends on how rapidly the alkali was diluted, extensive damage, mouth, throat, stomach, ultimate outcome depends on the extent of this damage, damage continues to occur, esophagus, stomach, several weeks, alkali is swallowed, death, occur up to a month, alkali is swallowed.