# Poisoning Poisons Information Centre 131126 - DO NOT induce vomiting, unless you have been told to do so by the Poisons Information Centre. - DO NOT give the patient anything to eat or drink. - Wash substances off the face and around the mouth with water. Signs and symptoms Signs and symptoms depend on the type of poison, and can include: - bite or injection marks, with or without local swelling - burns around and inside the mouth or on the tongue - smell of fumes - odours on the breath - burning pain from mouth to stomach - nausea, vomiting - abdominal pain - difficulty in breathing - tight feeling in chest - headache - ringing in ears - blurred vision - blue lips, face, earlobes, fingernails - drowsiness - loss of consciousness - seizures. What to do 1 Follow DRSABCD. 2 Call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. 3 Call triple zero (000) for fire services if the air is contaminated with smoke or gas. 4 Reassure the patient. 5 Find out what sort of poison is involved, if possible, and record the information for medical personnel. 6 Call the Poisons Information Centre 13 11 26, and follow their advice. 7 If the patient is becoming drowsy, place them in the recovery position and continue to check their airway and breathing regularly. 8 Send any vomit, containers and suicide notes with the patient to hospital.