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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET <br />Product Name: TERGITOL(TM) NP -4 SURFACTANT Effective Date: 02/10/2003 <br />MSDS#: 1918 Page 4 of 17 <br />4.4 SWALLOWING <br />If patient is fully conscious, give two glasses of water. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. Obtain <br />medical attention. <br />4.5 NOTES TO PHYSICIAN <br />There is no specific antidote. Treatment of overexposure should be directed at the control of <br />symptoms and the clinical condition of the patient. Any material aspirated during vomiting may <br />cause lung injury. Therefore, emesis should not be induced mechanically or pharmacologically. <br />If it is considered necessary to evacuate the stomach contents, this should be done by means <br />least likely to cause aspiration (e.g. gastric lavage after endotracheal intubation). <br />5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES <br />5.1 FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES - REFER TO SECTION 9, PHYSICAL AND <br />CHEMICAL PROPERTIES <br />5.2 EXTINGUISHING MEDIA <br />Extinguish fires with water spray or apply alcohol -type or all -purpose -type foam by <br />manufacturer's recommended techniques for large fires. Use carbon dioxide or dry chemical <br />media for small fires. <br />5.3 FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES <br />Do not direct a solid stream of water or foam into hot, burning pools; this may cause frothing and <br />increase fire intensity. <br />5.4 SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS <br />Use self-contained breathing apparatus and protective clothing. <br />5.5 UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS <br />Avoid accumulation of water. Product may be carried across water surface spreading fire or <br />contacting an ignition source. <br />5.6 HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS <br />Burning can produce the following products: Carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide. Carbon <br />monoxide is highly toxic if inhaled; carbon dioxide in sufficient concentrations can act as an <br />asphyxiant. <br />