| 1. | Gastric lavage is contraindicated in corrosive acid poisoning like sulfuric acid poisoning.
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| 2. | Early management of alert patients includes emetics, gastric lavage, and activated charcoal.
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| 3. | Preliminary care consists of gastric decontamination with either activated carbon or gastric lavage.
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| 4. | No, no one uses gastric lavage or liquid breathing to eliminate systemic poisons.
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| 5. | Because the tube may injure or perforate the esophagus, gastric lavage is contraindicated.
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| 6. | If treatment occurs within the first hour of ingestion gastric lavage may be effective.
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| 7. | Gastric lavage may be of some use in certain cases.
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| 8. | Treatment of overdose includes emptying of the stomach via induced vomiting or by gastric lavage.
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| 9. | Induced vomiting and gastric lavage are protective measures to reduce absorption of the toxic compounds.
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| 10. | Children with accidental exposures do not require gastrointestinal decontamination with either gastric lavage, activated charcoal, or syrup of ipecac.
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