Palm Oil Harmful As First Aid For Poisoning
A pediatrician at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Hilda Mantebea Boye, has warned the people that by giving palm oil as first aid to children or any persons who may by chance drink poison or any other chemical. It is very general to find many Ghanaians giving palm oil to people who drink poison or any other chemical as a way of neutralizing the ingested poisonous matter but Dr Boye says the practice usually causes more damage than good. She cautioned that the palm oil will compel the body of person to vomit and it can cause a situation called Chemical Pneumonitis which is a problem‌.read more