Question

A person you are helping is awake and alert but is complaining of a severe headache, pain in their abdomen and nausea. you observe that the person's lips and mouth are very red and swollen. you suspect that the person might have been exposed to a poison. what sample question might you ask to help confirm your suspicion?

Answer 1

There are choices for this question namely:

a. What is your name and where do you live?
b. How much poison did you swallow?
c. How long have you been feeling this way?
d. What have you recently had to eat or drink?

The correct answer is "what have you recently had to eat or drink". This will confirm the suspicion by first ruling out potential reactive foods or drinks that may have caused a similar reaction (i.e. allergic reactions). If that is ruled out, then the probing about the history of intake of poison will come next in the interview.