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Warning-sign checks

Cyanoacrylates poisoning: when to get help

Go through these in order and stop at the first one that applies. If you are reading this for someone else, answer for them.

  1. 1

    Is any of this happening now?

    Call 911

    Call emergency services now if there is:

    • Severe difficulty breathing, blue or grey lips, collapse, or confusion
    • Choking or inability to swallow saliva
    • Rapid swelling of the mouth, tongue, or throat
    • A large or deep burn, especially on the face, hands, genitals, or a joint

    For a small exposure without emergency symptoms, contact your local poison information service for product-specific advice.

    Have the container or label available.

    And for anyone, someone who:

    • you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
    Other emergency signs, for anyone
    • Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
    • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
    • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
    • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
    • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
    • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
    • Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
  2. 2

    Is any of this happening?

    Be seen today

    Get urgent medical advice for any eye exposure, particularly if there is pain, blurred vision, light sensitivity, or an eyelid stuck shut.

    Continue gentle rinsing while arranging help.

    Prompt assessment is also appropriate for wheezing, chest tightness, a fabric-related burn, glue inside a young child’s mouth, or skin that cannot be separated without pain.

  3. 3

    Does any of this apply?

    Book an appointment

    Arrange follow-up if coughing, rash, eye irritation, pain, or reduced movement does not settle.

    A healing burn should be reviewed if redness spreads, pain increases, or fluid or pus appears.

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Cyanoacrylates poisoning. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.