| ID | 219 |
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| Name | DHATURA POISONING |
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| Management | Management: 1. Clear the airway and wash the stomach. 2. Patient should be placed in a railed cot or the extremities of the patient should be fixed with the cot. 3. Inj. Diazepam, 10-20 mg. i.m stat. 4. Maintain nutrition by i.v drip. 5. Cold sponging for high temperature or give antipyretic agent. 6. Evacuate bladder if necessary by catheterization. 7. Give antibiotics to prevent infection. |
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| Clinical Features | Clinical features: It causes dryness and burning of mouth with marked thirst, nausea, vomiting and abdominal distension, difficulty in talking, dizziness, unsteady gait, dry and warm skin, sometimes hyperpyrexia, tachycardia, hypertension, dilated pupils not reacting to light, dimness of vision, retention of urine, urgency of micturition, marked restlessness, excited and confused state, visual and auditory hallucinations, delirium and gradually convulsion, stupor and coma may develop. 1. Delirium in datura - In that case delirium is of a peculiar character. Patient is silent or mutters indistinct or inaudible words. Usually he is noisy, tries to run-away from bed. Picks at the bed choth, tries to pull imaginary thread from the tip of his fingers, & suffer from hallucination of sight and hearing. 2. Recovery from stupor- the victim can remember nothing of his illness and are surprised to find him in hospital. |
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