Some of the more common pesticides and the appropriate antidotes are listed in
Table3-1.
Group
Pesticide
Antidote or Treatment
Diazinon
Atropine with 2-PAM in symptomatic
Dichlorvos
dosage to counteract to counter-
Chlorpyrifos (Dursban)
act excessive acetylcholine.
Organophosphates
Fenthion
Artificial respiration may be
Malathion
required.
Naled
Propoxur (Baygon)
Atropine.
Carbamates
Carbaryl (Sevin)
Artificial respiration may be
Bendiocarb (Ficam)
necessary.
Aldrin
Barbiturates if convulsions
Chlordane
occur.
Chlorinated
DDT
Hydrocarbons
Dieldrin
Lindane (BHC)
Methxychlor
Arsenicals
Lead arsenate
Dimercaprol.
Paris green
Phenols
Pentachlorophenol
Oxygen and circulatory stimulants.
Botanicals
Nicotine
Removal of poison and promotion
Pyrethrum
of respiration.
Cyanide
Intravenous sodium nitrite followed
Fumigants
by sodium thiosulfate.
Methyl bromide
Sodium fluoro-
Intravenous barbiturates and
acetate (1080)
procaine amide.
Rodenticides
Anticoagulants
Soluble vitamin K and whole blood
actually present.
Zinc phosphide
Symptomatic treatment.
Table 3-1. Pesticides and antidotes.
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