poison
Let an agent explain poison as a dose-dependent concept, relay classification, labelling, prevention and first response guidance from poison control and regulatory bodies, route suspected poisoning to emergency services immediately, and give no information that would help harm a person.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain poison as a dose-dependent concept, relay classification, labelling, prevention and first response guidance from poison control and regulatory bodies, route suspected poisoning to emergency services immediately, and give no information that would help harm a person.
Any substance that causes injury, illness or death to a living organism when absorbed in sufficient quantity, whether a chemical, a plant or animal toxin, a drug in overdose or an industrial agent; toxicity depends on dose, route and organism, and poisons are managed through classification and labelling, poison control centres, safe storage and treatment.
What it is for: Not for anything; a property of substances relative to organisms.
It can be explain dose, route and toxicity in general terms; relay classification and labelling rules; relay prevention and safe storage guidance; route suspected poisoning to emergency and poison control services.
Distinguishing features
Toxicity depends on dose
Chemical, biological and physical routes
Regulated by classification and labelling
Emergency response through poison control centres
What it looks like
No single appearance; poisons are gases, liquids, solids, plants and animals.
Physical character
toxicity measure: LD50 mass per body mass - a standard but limited measure
How it is recognised
Hazard labels and pictograms on products
Toxic plants and animals identified by species
Venom is delivered by a bite or sting; a toxin is a biological poison
Related models
is a kind of - by its effect
is studied by - the discipline
is confused with - a poison delivered by injection
is handled by - the emergency service
In practice
Families and kinds
household and industrial chemicals
medicines in overdose
plant and fungal toxins
animal venoms and toxins
gases such as carbon monoxide
heavy metals and environmental poisons
Identifiers
GHS hazard classes acute toxicity categories 1-5 classification
CAS number per substance
Standards and regulation
Globally Harmonized System of classification and labelling
Chemical safety regulations such as REACH and CLP
Poisons laws controlling sale and storage
Chemical Weapons Convention for scheduled agents
Failure modes and hazards
Accidental poisoning of children
Occupational exposure
Delayed emergency response
Agents giving information usable to harm people
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.poison
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What poison means.
Dose and toxicity.
Dose
Dose and toxicity.
Dose
Dose.
- How do dose, route and organism determine whether a substance is a poison? definition
- Is the user describing a suspected poisoning now, which must be routed to emergency services immediately? boundary
Kinds
Kinds of poison.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of poison exist, and how do toxins and venoms differ? definition
- Which entry fits a specific substance? action
Prevent Prevention and labelling.
Prevention.
Labelling
Classification and labels.
Labelling
Labelling.
- How are poisons classified and labelled under the GHS and national rules? provenance
- Which entry fits chemical labelling? action
Storage
Safe storage.
Storage
Storage.
- What prevention and safe storage guidance do poison control and safety bodies give? provenance
- Which entry fits child safety? action
Respond Emergency response.
Emergency.
Response
First response.
Response
Response.
- What should a bystander do in a suspected poisoning, according to poison control services, and which number to call? provenance
- Is the presentation limited to routing and official first-response guidance? boundary
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How are poisonings treated, in general terms from clinical sources? provenance
- Is the user asking for personal medical advice, which needs a clinician? boundary
Context Science and limits.
Boundaries.
Toxicology
The science.
Toxicology
Toxicology.
- How does toxicology measure and study poisons, and which references are standard? provenance
- Which entry fits toxicology? action
Limits
What the model does not do.
Limits
Limits.
- Is the request seeking information that could be used to harm a person, which the model declines? boundary
- Which entry fits chemical weapons control at the policy level? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should toxin and venom be separate entries?
- How should poison control numbers be linked by country?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for chemical warfare agents, which are a separate and restricted topic; they should be reviewed