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Warning-sign checks

Myristica oil 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 the person has:

    • Difficulty breathing, blue or grey lips, or repeated choking
    • A seizure, collapse, or inability to wake normally
    • Severe confusion, extreme agitation, or unsafe behaviour
    • Chest pain or a very fast or irregular heartbeat
    • Repeated vomiting with marked sleepiness
    • Signs that oil or vomit may have entered the lungs

    Emergency care is different: it is needed for impaired awareness, seizures, breathing difficulty, collapse, or severe heart symptoms.

    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

    Contact a local poison information service promptly if Myristica oil has been swallowed.

    Do not wait for symptoms, because effects may be delayed.

    This is especially important for a child, an intentional exposure, an unknown amount, or a product with unclear ingredients.

    Seek urgent advice for persistent eye pain, vision changes, worsening cough, shortness of breath, or symptoms that begin or worsen after the person initially seemed well.

  3. 3

    Does any of this apply?

    Book an appointment

    Routine follow-up is reasonable when symptoms are steadily improving but have not fully resolved, or when the healthcare team has requested repeat checks.

The article also says

While waiting for help, do not make the person vomit.

Keep the container available.

If the person is drowsy but breathing, place them on their side if it is safe to do so, and do not give anything by mouth.

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