Potent agricultural insecticides with high toxicity that pose risks when absorbed through the skin, inhaled, or ingested. A multitude of potential symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, blurry vision, profuse sweating, headaches, confusion, and muscular twitching. In instances of severe poisoning, breathing challenges, palpitations, seizures, and loss of consciousness could manifest. If not treated, fatal outcomes may ensue.
Therapeutic measures could encompass gastric lavage (stomach flushing) or the removal of soiled clothing and cleansing of affected skin. Atropine injections might be administered, and oxygen therapy and/or mechanical ventilation might be required. Swift intervention could enable individuals to survive dosages that would otherwise be lethal. Prolonged exposure to organophosphates in substances like sheep dips is believed to underlie incapacitating conditions featuring neurological, muscular, and cognitive symptoms.