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Palm Oil Harmful As First Aid For Poisoning

A pediatrician at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Hilda Mantebea Boye, has warned the people that by giving Palm Oil as first aid to children or any persons who may by chance drink poison or any other chemical.

It is very general to find many Ghanaians giving Palm oil to people who drink poison or any other chemical as a way of neutralizing the ingested poisonous matter but Dr Boye says the practice usually causes more damage than good.

She cautioned that the palm oil will compel the body of person to vomit and it can cause a situation called Chemical Pneumonitis which is a problem in the lungs.

As an alternative, she recommends that such person be rushed to the hospital for proper care.

She stated that if the clothing is covered with water with the chemical, the person can be cleaned up quickly and clothing changed. It is also desirable to carry along the container of the poison ingested to the hospital to help with easy classification of the poison to help find a remedy.

Dr Boye also advised parents whose children may suffer from burns to calm the spot with cold water for a few minutes before taking them to the hospital.

She also warned against putting chemicals in water bottles and other familiar bottles because children may easily mistake them for water or beverage.

She also advised the people that medications and Poisons should not be not here within the reach of young children in homes.

She was speaking with Afia Amankwaah Tamakloe about the safety of babies in the home on Nyinsen Ne Awo.

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