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Ammonia is a strong, colorless gas. If the gas is dissolved in water, it is called liquid ammonia. Poisoning may occur if you breathe in ammonia. Poisoning may also occur if you swallow or touch products that contain very large amounts of ammonia.
Review Date:
10/24/2007
Ammonium hydroxide is a colorless liquid chemical solution that forms when ammonia dissolves in water. This article discusses poisoning is due to ammonium hydroxide.
Review Date:
10/18/2007
Anticoagulant rodenticides are very poisonous products used to kill rats. Rodenticide means rodent killer. Anticoagulant is a blood thinner.Anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning occurs when someone swallows a product containing these chemicals.
Review Date:
10/29/2007
Antidiarrheal agents are drugs used to treat loose, watery, and frequent stools. This article discusses overdose due to of antidiarrheal drugs containing diphenoxylate or atropine.
Review Date:
10/18/2007
Antifreeze is a liquid used to cool engines. It is also called engine coolant. This article discusses poisoning caused by swallowing antifreeze.See also:Ethylene glycol poisoning
Review Date:
10/24/2007
Poisoning from breathing in or swallowing anti-rust products.
Review Date:
5/16/2006
Asphalt is a brownish-black liquid material that hardens when cools.
Review Date:
5/15/2006
An overdose of aspirin means you have too much aspirin in your body.This can happen in two ways:If a person accidentally or intentionally takes a very large dose of aspirin at one time, it's called an acute overdose.If a normal daily dose of aspirin builds up in the body over time and causes symptoms, it's called a chronic overdose. This may happen if your kidneys do not work correctly or when you are dehydrated. Chronic overdoses are usually seen in older patients during hot weather.
Review Date:
2/28/2007
Automatic dishwasher soap poisoning refers to illness that occurs when you eat or swallow soap used in automatic dishwashers, such as those found in homes.
Review Date:
10/24/2007
This is poisoning from a large amount (overdose) of Bacitracin, a medicine (antibiotic) used to treat infections.
Review Date:
4/4/2006