Insecticide

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Insecticide

Symptoms:

for organophosphate:

body as a whole
- weakness
- sweating
- convulsions
- increased urination
respiratory
- difficulty breathing
eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- small pupils
- increased tearing
- increased salivation
skin
- blue lips and fingernails
gastrointestinal
- loss of appetite
- abdominal cramps
- diarrhea
- nausea and/or vomiting
nervous system
- headache
- anxiety
- dizziness
- coma

Note: Serious poisoning can occur from just handling the organophosphate without gloves or without washing hands soon after exposure. Significant amounts are absorbed through the skin unless proper precautions are observed. Life-threatening paralysis and death can occur very quickly.

for carbamate:

body as a whole
- weakness
- sweating
- convulsions
- increased urination
respiratory
- difficulty breathing
eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- small pupils
- increased tearing
- increased salivation
skin
- blue lips and fingernails
gastrointestinal
- loss of appetite
- abdominal cramps
- diarrhea
- nausea and/or vomiting
nervous system
- headache
- anxiety
- dizziness
- coma

Note: Serious poisoning can occur from just handling the carbamate without gloves or without washing hands soon after exposure. Significant amounts are absorbed through the skin unless proper precautions are observed. Life-threatening symptoms may occur very quickly.

for paradichlorobenzene:

body as a whole
- convulsions
- muscle spasms
gastrointestinal
- abdominal pain
- nausea and/or vomiting
- diarrhea

for pyrethrum (pyrethrin):

respiratory
- asphyxiation (in high doses)
skin
- irritation
- skin redness or inflammation
nervous system
- convulsions
- coma

Review Date: 4/16/2004
Reviewed By: Cherlin Johnson, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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