Vomiting ipecac-induced

The emetic (a drug that induces vomiting) ipecac causes vomiting because of its local irritating effect on the stomach and by stimulation of the vomiting center in the medulla... 

If ingested, vomiting is induced or plenty of water or syrup of ipecac is given. Nothing should be given to an unconscious person. Eyes are flushed with plenty of tap water for 15 min. If inhaled, the victim should be moved to fresh air or respiration applied if possible. If exposure on skin, the exposed area should be washed with plenty of soap and water and medical attention provided as soon as possible. 

Other people turn to a different method of forced weight loss. Individuals with bulimia, an eating disorder in which vomiting is induced after eating in order to prevent food from being absorbed by the body, sometimes use drugs as part of their illness. In particular, a medicinal syrup called ipecac causes abusers to vomit. Ipecac, an... 

Pharmacological treatment involves administering an emetic to induce vomiting. Ipecac is the most commonly used emetic. Ipecac, available over the counter, should be purchased as a syrup—not a fluid extract. The symp induces vomiting by stimulating the CTZ in the medulla and acts directly on the gastric mucosa. 

Prehospital. Administer activated charcoal if available. Ipecac-induced vomiting is not recommended due to the potential for sedation and seizures in this class of agents. 

Prehospital. Ipecac-induced vomiting may be useful for initial treatment at the scene (eg, children at home), but only if it can be given within a few minutes of exposure. Activated charcoal probably does not adsorb barium. 

I. Pharmacology. Ipecac syrup is a mixture of plant-derived alkaloids, principally emetine and cephaeline, that produce emesis by direct irritation of the stomach and by stimulation of the central ohemoreceptor trigger zone. Vomiting occurs in 90% of patients, usually within 20-30 minutes. Depending on the time after ingestion of the toxin, ipecac-induced emesis removes 15-50% of the stomach contents. There is no evidence that the use of ipecac improves the clinical outcome of poisoned patients. 

The most widely used emetic is syrup of ipecac, containing the alkaloids, emetine and cq haeline. Emetine induces vomiting by activation of sensory neurons in the vagus and sympathetic nerves to the stomach and centrally in the medulla, possibly at the CTZ. The release of serotonin and SP may be involved as 5-HT3 and NKi receptor antagonists prevent emesis induced... 

Ingestion Induce vomiting by having victim touch the back of his throat with finger or by giving victim symp of ipecac as directed do not induce vomiting if victim is unconscious seek medical attention immediately. 

Treatment — As with other toxin therapies, treatment is limited mainly to supportive management. Mechanical respiration support may be required in severe cases. An antitoxin has shown success in animal models, but no human data are available to date. No vaccine has been developed. Induction of vomiting may prove to be useful as part of the treatment program. Ipecac syrup is a good emetic that could be used to induce vomiting.3... 

No vaccine has been developed Induction of vomiting may prove to useful Ipecac syrup can induce vomiting... 

Syrup of ipecac is the method of choice outside the hospital. Do not induce vomiting if the medication is caustic or a petroleum or if the patient is in a coma or having seizures. Syrup of ipecac takes 20 to 30 minutes to work. Consider gastric lavage if response is needed immediately. 

Ipecac Alkaloid Induces vomiting Psychotria ipecacuanha... 

B. Two medicines, ipecac and apomorphine, induce vomiting. Metoclopramide is a prokinetic with antiemetic properties and therefore would have the opposite of the desired effect. Morphine is an opioid with analgesic and sedating properties. Promethazine and ondansetron are also antiemetics, not emetics. 

Emetics are used to induce vomiting and are frequently administered to help empty the stomach of poisons or ingested toxins. The two primary emetics are apo-morphine and ipecac. Both agents seem to work by stimulating the medullary emetic center, and ipecac also exerts a direct emetic effect on the stomach. 

There are a few important drugs that cause nausea and vomiting as undesirable side actions when used in therapeutic dosage, and perhaps a larger number that induce the state as part of a serious toxic reaction to them in overdosage, but the number that is used intentionally to cause the patient to vomit is relatively small. Here, the following four — ipecac, apomorphine, mustard, copper sulfate — are considered as a group. 

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