There are some antidotes – though not many – that we can give for common ingestions. If only there were a children’s song that would stick in our brains to help us remember them. if only…
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You got NAC for acetaminophen
For opioids, naloxone — just squirt it in!
Toxic alcohols, like methanol and ethylene glycol
Treat ’em with ethanol — get ‘em drunk, y’all!
Organophosphates? Use atropine
And methemoglobinemia gets methylene blue, so clean
If they ate iron, chelate with deferoxamine
And for cyanide, a Cyanokit is what you need!
These are the antidotes we know
Toxic ingestions? Don’t be slow!
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