FIRST AID PROCEDURES FOR CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS : There are three general procedures to be followed for chemical accidents and all are based on the principle of diluting the hazardous chemicals as quickly as possible. The procedures relate to the three routes of entry into the body for poisons.
These are:
(1) through the digestive system ingestion;
(2) through the lungs - inhalation; and
(3) through the skin - corrosion, irritation, penetration.