MALATHION 85E PCP# 8372

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN – WARNING - POISON – Harmful if swallowed. Avoid contact with skin. Avoid breathing of spray mist. Avoid contamination of feed and foodstuff. Keep out of reach of children. For use in mushroom houses and empty grain storage facilities: Use only with adequate ventilation. After using this product ventilate thoroughly before occupying enclosed spaces. Do not allow contact with treated surfaces until sprays have dried. This product is straw to amber coloured liquid with a slightly aromatic odour. WARNING STATEMENTS: NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: This product is an organophosphate (cholinesterase-inhibiting) insecticide. Atropine is antidotal and should be given in multiple doses as necessary until the patient is atropinized. In severe cases 2-PAM may be given provided therapy begins within 24 hours of exposure. Monitor serum and RBC cholinesterase. Administer intravenous fluids cautiously, if needed, to correct dehydration. Symptoms of cholinesterase inhibition include salivation, gastrointestinal hypermotility, abdominal cramping, nausea, diarrhea, sweating, miosis, tearing, blurred vision, headache, dizziness, ataxia, bradycardia, dyspnea, cyanosis, and muscle twitching or tremors. In extreme cases, tetany, mental confusion, incontinence, weakness, collapse, paralysis, convulsive seizures, and even death, can occur.