stomach pumping
Emergency ingestion reversal
Stomach pumping is the emergency procedure of removing toxic substances from someone's stomach, typically after poisoning or overdose.
A tube is inserted through the mouth or nose into the stomach, and the contents are suctioned out or flushed with liquid.
The medical term is gastric lavage.
They rushed him to the ER for stomach pumping after he swallowed the pills.
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- drug overdoseHarmful excess consumption
- acute poisoningSudden harmful exposure effects
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- charcoalBurned wood residue
emergency · emergency room · tube · esophagus · vomit · toxic · hospital · medical procedure · emetic · suction · nausea · ipecac · intubation · aspirate · flush · medical · paramedic · unconscious
- lavages
- Antidotesantidote, antidotes, antitoxin, antivenom, antivenoms
stomach pumpingself-induced vomiting
stomach pumpingwatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
supportive care · observation · letting nature take its course · non-intervention
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