title: [Poisoning by household products].
abstract: Caustic products are responsible for the most serious cases of poisoning, which are always emergency cases. Application of current intervention procedures has decreased both morbidity and mortality. Water-diluted bleach, the ingestion of which remains extremely frequent, is a moderate irritant rather than a caustic product. Emission of gas produced when mixing bleach with other agents can be responsible for choking gas poisoning. Anionic and nonionic detergents are mostly dangerous because of their foam-producing properties. Mercury vapours and methanol are other potentially hazardous products.
authors.affiliation: Service d'accueil des urgences, Hôpital central, Nancy.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manel
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gabrion
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002057:Burns, Chemical; D002424:Caustics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D003902:Detergents / Q000506:poisoning; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D006795:Household Products / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000506:poisoning; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics; D003902:Detergents; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite