This chapter from Outdoor Emergency Care: A Patroller's Guide to Medical Care (6th edition) provides a comprehensive guide for OEC Technicians on substance abuse and poisoning. It outlines essential student and instructor resources for learning, followed by specific learning objectives that emphasize understanding how substances enter and affect the body, identifying commonly abused substances and their symptoms, and demonstrating proper patient care. The text delves into the physiological actions of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination, detailing the four routes of absorption (ingestion, inhalation, transdermal, injection) and their implications. Furthermore, it categorizes and describes various commonly abused substances and poisons, explaining their effects. Finally, the chapter details patient assessment techniques, including scene safety, primary and secondary assessments, and provides guidance on management of substance abuse and poisoning, stressing personal safety, supportive care, and knowing when to call external resources like Poison Control or CHEMTREC.

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