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What To Do If A Child Drinks Kerosine?
Hi DR. please help me what to do my daughter of one year and three months old drunk kerosine today and she had difficult breathing, i took her to the hospital and one DR he said she will suffer from aspiration pneumonia for six months.. help me what should i do
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Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
I suggest you take your kid to emergency room and hospitalize her. Effect of kerosene start after 6 hours to be precise. She will need chest X-ray at that time and even oxygen supplementation.
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Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
I suggest you take your kid to emergency room and hospitalize her. Effect of kerosene start after 6 hours to be precise. She will need chest X-ray at that time and even oxygen supplementation.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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