Exposure to a toxic chemical or substance can cause harm to your body. The exposure may be intentional or accidental, and you may not have any way of knowing what chemical or substance you have been exposed to.
Touching, breathing, or ingesting toxic materials all have the potential to cause damage. Depending on how the exposure took place, you may experience symptoms such as stomach aches or diarrhea, blurred vision or watery eyes, unexplained sweating or headache, as well as a burning sensation of the skin, throat, chest, nose, or eyes. Quick action after the exposure takes place can help to mitigate the damage, even if you are not sure which substance you were exposed to.
Skin
If the substance gets on your skin, you should flush it away using large amounts of water. Decontamination showers can be very useful for that if they happen to be available. However, before