hydrocarbon pneumonia…

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lungs, hydrocarbon pneumonia, drinking, breathing in gasoline, kerosene, furniture polish, paint thinner, oily materials, solvents, products cause fairly rapid changes, in the lungs, inflammation, swelling, bleeding, smell of a hydrocarbon product on the breath, shortness of breath, coughing, vomiting, fever, stupor, coma, x-ray, the chest, blood gas monitoring, mild cases evaluated, in the emergency room, require hospital admission, moderate, severe cases, admitted, hospital, occasionally to intensive care, hospital treatment, pumping the stomach ingested material is particularly toxic, a tube, the mouth, nose, stomach, stomach contents, suctioned out, oxygen, a breathing tube a mechanical ventilator needed to assist the breathing, activated charcoal, a cathartic, laxative-type medication, depending on the type of substance ingested, most children who drink, inhale hydrocarbon products, develop chemical pneumonitis recover fully following treatment, highly toxic hydrocarbons, lead to rapid respiratory failure, death, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, secondary bacterial infections, suspect that child has swallowed, inhaled a hydrocarbon product, take them, not use ipecac to induce vomiting, have young children, sure to identify, store materials containing hydrocarbons.