2-Ethyl butylamine

2-ETHYLBUTYLAMINE RATED 9 ON RABBIT EYES /ON SCALE OF 1-10 WITH ATTENTION TO DEGREE OF CORNEAL INJURY 24 HR AFTER EXTERNAL APPLICATION./

INHALATION TOXICITY: RATS EXPOSED TO 2200 PPM FOR 4 HR RESULTED IN MORTALITY RATE OF 0/6. /FROM TABLE/

SKIN IRRITATION TO RABBITS GRADED 6. 6= MORE NECROSIS FROM UNDILUTED, LESS THAN EDEMA FROM 10%. /FROM TABLE/

Basic treatment: Establish a patent airway. Suction if necessary. Watch for signs of respiratory insufficiency and assist ventilations if necessary. Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 10 to 15 L/min. Monitor for pulmonary edema and treat if necessary ... . Monitor for shock and treat if necessary ... . Anticipate seizures and treat if necessary ... . For eye contamination, flush the eyes immediately with water. Irrigate each eye continuously with normal saline during transport ... . Do not use emetics. For ingestion, rinse mouth and administer 5 mL/kg up to 200 mL of water for dilution if the patent can swallow, has a strong gag reflex, and does not drool. Administer activated charcoal ... . Cover skin burns with dry sterile dressings after decontamination ... . /Organic Bases/Amines and Related compounds/

Advanced treatment: Consider orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation for airway control in the patient who is unconscious or in respiratory arrest. Positive-pressure ventilation techniques with a bag-valve-mask device may be beneficial. Monitor cardiac rhythm and treat arrhythmias as necessary ... . Start an IV of D5W TKO /SRP: "To keep open", minimal flow rate/. Use lactated Ringer's if signs of hypovolemia are present. Watch for signs of fluid overload. Consider drug therapy for pulmonary edema ... . For hypotension with signs of hypovolemia, administer fluid cautiously. Watch for signs of fluid overload ... . Treat seizures with diazepam (Valium) ... . Monitor for signs of hypoglycemia (decreased LOC, tachycardia, pallor, dilated pupils, diaphoresis, and/or dextrose stick or glucometer readings below 50 mg/dL) and administer 50% dextrose if necessary. Draw blood sample before administration ... . Use proparacaine hydrochloride to assist eye irrigation ... . /Organic Bases/Amines and Related compounds/

LD50 Rat oral 310 mg/kg

LC50 Rat ihl 500 ppm/ 4 hr

LD50 Rabbit skin 2000 mg/kg

LD50 Rat oral 0.39 g/kg

LD50 Rabbit skin 2.00 ml/kg