First aid for pesticide poisoning
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"To insure that pesticides continue to be beneficial to mankind, careful thought should be given to their safe use. Pesticides are used mainly for the protection of food and fiber so a continuously growing population can be adequately fed and clothed. Pesticides also suppress insects and other pests that carry human diseases such as malaria, typhus and sleeping sickness. Pesticides protect forests from insect damage; they control brush; and they make indoor living relatively free of biting and other nuisance insects. Pesticides are effective and useful products that make our lives better and help keep us healthy-when used properly. Most pesticide poisonings result from careless use, improper storage or ignorance by the user. Of the 569 cases treated at Missouri poison control centers during 1975, 415 were children under five years of age. Pesticide accidents can be reduced if a few basic safety rules are followed by those using these chemical."--First page.
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