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SANGAY NG LUNGSOD NG DABAW
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TIN: 000-863-958

CLINICAL PATHWAY GUIDELINES OF FOOD POISONING

Food poisoning signs and

symptoms

Investigate the foods Do not give

taken/eaten for the last 3 Loperamide or any Report the incident to the
days antibiotic Health and Sanitary Committee

If a suspected food is still Get a sample: Assess the child for any signs
available, wrap and of dehydration
preserve it for CBC, Stool Exam and
investigation Urinalysis

If no dehydration or no
Stool Culture for enough signs:
further
evaluation WHO Treatment Plan A

Outpatient:

1.Give extra fluid or ORS

Look and Feel:
2.Continue eating/feeding
Check for:
3. Advise when to bring to
Dryness of lips and tongue, the hospital.
sunken eyeballs, able to
If with 2 of the following
drink and eat, dry skin, poor
signs: SOME DEHYDRATION
capillary refill time,
irritability, restlessness, WHO Treatment Plan B
body weakness
Outpatient

1. ORS 75ml/kg during

the 1st hour
2. Continue feeding,
If with almost all of the signs and symptoms small frequent
present: SEVERE DEHYDRATION feeding
3. Reassess for
 Lethargic, weak improvement. If
Sunken eyeballs with no dehydration
 Poor capillary refill already, go back to
 Poor skin pinch – skin goes back very Treatment Plan A
slowly 4. If dehydration and
WHO Treatment Plan C losses persist, same
amount of ORS may
1. Requires immediate intravenous fluid be given for another
infusion, nasogastric or oral fluid 4 hours
replacement 5. If signs and
symptoms worsen,
bring the child to
the hospital
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SANGAY NG LUNGSOD NG DABAW
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TIN: 000-863-958

CLINICAL PATHWAY GUIDELINES OF CHEMICAL POISONING

Suspected poisoning or exposure to chemicals

Remove contaminated clothings

Do Initial Assessment
Check for the ff:
Diarrhea
Urination
Small-sized pupils
Decreased heart rate
Bronchoconstriction
Vomiting
Eye tearing
Sweating
Salivation

If chemical is If with skin Patients who are

If chemicals
ingested, let and eye exposed to chemicals
are inhaled,
the patient in contact, wash with no signs and
bring the
left lateral with running symptoms should also
patient to
decubitus water for 20 be brought to the
the open air
position minutes hospital for
observation

DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING

In case of watusi or caustic

poisoning: May give raw
egg white – 4-6 raw egg
whited (pedia) and 8-12 Transport patient Bottles/Canist
raw egg whites (adults) immediately to the ers of the
nearest hospital or at chemical
SPMC should be
brought along
with the
patient
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Rehiyon XI
SANGAY NG LUNGSOD NG DABAW
Lungsod ng Dabaw
TIN: 000-863-958