mercuric oxide…

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poisoning, overdose of mercuric oxide, mercuric oxide, various button batteries, batteries containing mercury, no longer marketed, fungicides, metallic taste, in the mouth, decreased urine output, stop completely, salivation, mouth sores, shock, extreme difficulty breathing, swelling, the throat, swell closed, abdominal pain, severe, vomiting, bloody diarrhea , there has been an ingestion of a button battery, not induce vomiting, person who ingested the battery, need immediate x-rays at a medical facility to make sure the battery is not lodged, in the esophagus, most swallowed batteries that pass, the esophagus, pass, in the stool, complication, batteries lodged, in the esophagus, cause esophageal erosion, cause a hole, in the esophagus very quickly, must obtain a medical evaluation immediately, battery is swallowed, determine the following, patient's age, weight, ingredients, strengths, time it was swallowed, amount swallowed, see poison control centers, telephone numbers, take the container, a button battery was ingested, 24-hour national button battery ingestion hotline at, 202, 625-3333, procedures performed, use gastric lavage, upper gi endoscopy to retrieve a battery lodged, in the esophagus, administration of activated charcoal, administration of a cathartic, a medication, evacuate the bowels, administration of an antidote, prognosis depends upon the amount, route of exposure, outcome from mercuric oxide overdose, range from complete recovery to irreversible organ damage, death.