Diazinon

• Alternative names
• Definition
• Poisonous Ingredient
• Where Found
• Symptoms

• Home Treatment
• Before Calling Emergency
• Poison Control, or a local emergency number
• What to expect at the emergency room
• Expectations (prognosis)

Alternative names   

Definition    Return to top

Poisoning caused by an overdose of diazinon.

Poisonous Ingredient    Return to top

• diazinon

Where Found    Return to top

• some insecticides

Symptoms    Return to top

• body as a whole
  • weakness
  • tremor
  • sweating
  • convulsions
• heart and blood vessels
  • low blood pressure
  • high blood pressure
  • slow or rapid heart rate
• respiratory
  • difficulty breathing
• eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • small pupils (unreactive to light)
  • tearing, increased
• skin
  • redness
  • irritation
• gastrointestinal
  • loss of appetite
  • abdominal cramps
  • diarrhea
  • nausea and/or vomiting
• nervous system
  • headache
  • anxiety
  • dizziness
  • coma

Home Treatment    Return to top

Call Poison Control Center for appropriate treatment instructions. If the insecticide is on the skin, wash the area thoroughly for at least 15 minutes. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation may be necessary if the patient stops breathing.

Before Calling Emergency    Return to top

Determine the following information:

• the patient's age, weight, and condition
• the name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
• the time it was swallowed
• the amount swallowed

Poison Control, or a local emergency number    Return to top

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room

What to expect at the emergency room    Return to top

Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:

• Give atropine.
• Establish and maintain the patient's airway.
• Wash areas of skin exposed to the insecticide.
• Use gastric lavage.
• Induce vomiting.
• Give antidote.
• Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis)    Return to top

Continued improvement of symptoms over the first 4 to 6 hours under proper medical care usually indicates that recovery will occur.