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What Are The Repercussions Of The Accidental Ingestion Of All Out Mosquito Repellent?

Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2015

Question: My daughter (17 years) has consumed about 10-15 ml of AllOut mosquito repellent. After about 5 min, she did vomit along with the food she had consumed. It is about 30 min now. She has not shown any abnormal symptoms as of now..
a. Is it dangerous quantity ?
b. What are the symptoms to watch out for ?
c. Any first aid at home ?
d. Based on what symptoms should I take her to the hospital ??

Answered by Dr. Divakara (55 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Don't wait till symptoms appear.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Greetings from Dr Divakara P.
Thanks for posting your query.

Well 15 ml is not a dangerous quantity and moreover she has vomited out.

But still I recommend you take her to ER and get a proper stomach wash done and hospitalise her for observations.

Waiting till the symptoms appear and then seeking medical help is not the right thing to do in this case. So get her to the hospital .

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarification feel free to ask.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (10 hours later)

Thanks Dr. Diwakar for the response - although it came in a bit late :).

I was looking for an immediate response (and hence chose this route of query) - since I was worried on the immediate reactions of the consumption.

I did take the conservative approach and stayed back home since she did not have any abnormal symptoms. Fortunately, nothing went wrong and she has gone back to school this morning.

Answered by Dr. Divakara (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Still consult doctor.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Good to know , but still it would be better to take a doctor's consult.

Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar