A medical practitioner should have an emergency case ready for cases of…
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6 FACTORS MODIFYING THE ACTION OF POISON
• Physical form: Gases and vapors act sooner than liquid. Liquid poisons…
THALLIUM POISON
Physical properties: Thallium is a soft, heavy metal having a tin-white lustrous…
COPPER POISON / 3 poisonous compounds of Copper
Copper (tamba) as a metal is not poisonous. The physical body copper…
MERCURY POISON / 8 poisonous compounds of mercury
Mercury (quicksilver/para) may be a heavy, silvery liquid and volatile at normal…
LEAD POISONING / 6 poisonous compounds of lead
Lead is a heavy steel-gray metal. Metallic lead and all its salts…
ARSENIC POISON/ 7 poisonous compounds of Arsenic
Metallic arsenic is not poisonous, as it is insoluble in water and…