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yellow oleander poisoning

Plant poisonings are especially common among South Asian countries like India and

Sri Lanka.  Yellow oleander (ThevetiaPeruviana), an ornamental tree common

throughout the tropics is the source of majority of plant poisonings in these

regions.  Ingestion of oleander seeds, which contains highly toxic glycosides

including thevetins A and B and neriifolin, hampers the cardiac muscle and

autonomic nervous system resulting in cardiac dysrthythmias, sinus and AV node block, bradycardia, vomiting diarrhoea, hyperkalemia etc

Treatment for yellowoleander poisoning includes resuscitation, antidotes, gastric decontamination,

activated charcoal, atropine, cardiac pacing and supportive care

Gastric decontamination is consistently used throughout South Asia as a means of

decontamination. The different methods of gastric decontamination include forced

emesis and gastric lavage. Activated charcoal works by adsorbing poison and in

reducing further absorption.Decontamination techniques for yellow oleander poisoning include forced emesis, gastric lavage and single or multiple doses of activated charcoal.

Allied Health Program Introduction - Faculty of Medicine - University Of Ruhuna

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna is the only medical school located in the southern part of Sri Lanka. This medical school was established in 1980 and has come a long way to become one of the best medical schools in Sri Lanka.
Quality of the graduates is second to none of the graduates from other medical schools in the world. Research capability has increased to become an important centre for research in the region. 

Allied Health Program

Overview
The allied health program has been established by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna to provide undergraduate training programme in disciplines related to health sector such as Nursing, Medical Laboratory Sciences and Pharmacy. The need for such undergraduate degree courses have arisen due to the burgeoning needs of the country's health sector, which increasingly demand highly trained individuals to cope with the trends in modern health care industry.
These degree courses have been prepared with the aim of making the graduates suitable for employment in both local and international job market. In addition to the training they receive in their relative disciplines the graduates will be trained to conduct research into health related matters and help the expansion of the health education sector in the country.

Read more about Bachelor of Science (Nursing) DegreeProgramme

Read more about Bachelor of Medical LaboratorySciences Degree Programme

Read more about Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy)Degree Programme

 Contact- Principal Coordinator - Paramedical Degree Programme, Faculty of Medicine, PO Box 70, Galle,Sri Lanka.  Telephone: +94 91 2234801  

Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) Degree Programme Introduction - University Of Ruhuna

                                                           Paramedical Sciences

Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) Degree Programme Introduction

The Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) degree programme was commenced in 2010. The program is a full time course and is of 3/ 4 years duration. The credit hour system is followed. The course is conducted by the academic staff members of the Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Management. However the services of visiting lecturers are taken in specialized fields such as Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Chemistry, and Pharmacognosy etc.

Aim of this programme is to produce a pharmacy graduate who is able to communicate and deliver the elements of pharmaceutical care and medicines management, conduct research in the pharmaceutical field and having relevant skills and knowledge which are based upon and underpinned by appropriate and sufficient understanding of the principle and techniques of the pharmaceutical sciences.