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Ammonia

Overview Symptoms Treatment

Symptoms:

from swallowing
- body as a whole
  - mouth pain (severe)
  - collapse
  - fever
- respiratory
  - cough
  - chest pain (severe)
  - wheezing
- eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  - throat pain (severe)
- gastrointestinal
  - abdominal pain (severe)
  - vomiting

from breathing fumes
- body as a whole
  - swelling of the lips
- respiratory
  - cough
  - tight chest
- eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  - temporary blindness
- skin
  - bluish colored lips and fingernails
- gastrointestinal
  - vomiting
- heart and blood vessels
  - rapid, weak pulse
- nervous system
  - restlessness
from skin or eye contact
- severe burns if contact is longer than a few minutes

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