Essential first Aid - In Case of Poison Ingestion: Drink Milk

Proper first aid does a great job not only in lessening the patient's condition but also prevents death.

Most patients die from the ingestion of noncorrosive poison not by the mere presence of the substance in their guts, but through absorption into circulation and thereby reaching vital organs of the body to cause damage.

The most crucial step in the management of such cases is the interruption of absorption and the dilution of the substance.

By drinking milk, you do not only dilute the poisonous substance but you also overwhelm the digestive enzyme lactase, which is usually released in minimal quantities and sometimes absent in some individuals. This will allowing your stomach’s hydrochloric acid to curdle the milk, which coats your stomach and intestines to slow down the rate with which your body absorbs the poison.
This will ensure minimal damages, lessen the duration of patient recovery and ultimately prevent death.

In case of accidental ingestion of a noncorrosive poison, give a glass of water or milk (you can as well give butter) and rush the individual to the clinic.

By

Amoakohene Frank

Executive Director