Poisoning

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Whether intentional or not, poisoning has many causes and can affect people of all ages.

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By: Caroline Paré Follow

50 min

Ingestion of bleach by a child, consumption of too high a dosage of paracetamol, inhalation of smoke from fires, food poisoning or inedible mushrooms ... Whether intentional or not, poisoning has multiple causes and can affect people of all ages.

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How to react in case of poisoning?

What are the signs of poisoning?

How to avoid it?

What are the risky practices?

What is an antidote?

• Dr Weniko,

  Doctor of the army health service at Percy hospital in Clamart, doctor attached to the Paris anti-poison center.

• Dr Blaise Tchaou,

  Head of anesthesia, resuscitation and emergency department of the Parakou University Hospital in Benin

At the end of the program, we talk about the joint initiative for the supply of drugs to African island states, with

, team leader on drugs, technologies, infrastructure and health equipment at the Regional Office of the WHO for Africa.

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