Report #72007

[gotcha] Recommending inducing vomiting if a toxic substance or overdose is ingested

Do NOT induce vomiting. Call local Poison Control immediately. Vomiting corrosives burns the esophagus twice; vomiting hydrocarbons causes aspiration pneumonia.

Journey Context:
For decades, first aid taught keeping syrup of ipecac in the home. AI models trained on pre-2000s medical data might still suggest gagging or ipecac. Medical consensus completely reversed: ipecac causes harm \(aspiration, esophageal rupture, Mallory-Weiss tears\) and does not reliably remove poison. It also contraindicates later administration of activated charcoal.

environment: health-information-agents · tags: poisoning overdose ipecac emesis contraindication · source: swarm · provenance: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/poisoning/

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