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Chemical Identification/RIDS <br />Ingestion Exposure: <br />1. Evaluate vital signs including pulse and respiratory rate, and note any trauma. If no pulse is detected, provide CPR. If not breathing, <br />provide artificial respiration. If breathing is labored, administer oxygen or other respiratory support. <br />2. DO NOT induce vomiting or attempt to neutralize! <br />3. Obtain authorization and/or further instructions from the local hospital for administration of an antidote or performance of other invasive <br />procedures. <br />4. Activated charcoal does not strongly bind ammonia, and therefore is of little or no value. <br />5. Give the victims water or milk: children up to 1 year old, 125 mL (4 oz or 1/2 cup); children 1 to 12 years old, 200 mL (6 oz or 3/4 cup); <br />adults, 250 mL (8 oz or 1 cup). Water or milk should be given only if victims are conscious and alert. <br />6. Transport to a health care facility. (EPA, 1998) <br />Reactivity <br />AIR AND WATER REACTIONS: <br />Soluble in water with evolution of heat. The amount of heat generated may be large. <br />CHEMICAL PROFILE: <br />AMMONIA is a base. Reacts exothermically with all acids. Violent reactions are possible. Readily combines with silver oxide or mercury to <br />form compounds that explode on contact with halogens. When in contact with chlorates it forms explosive ammonium chlorate <br />[Kirk-Othmer, 3rd ed., Vol. 2, 1978, p. 470]. Reacts violently or produces explosive products with fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine and <br />some of the interhalogen compounds (bromine pentafluoride, chlorine trifluoride). Mixing of bleaching powder (hypochlorite solution) with <br />ammonia solutions produces toxic/explosive ammonia trichloride vapors. Undergoes potentially violent or explosive reactions on contact <br />with 1,2-dichloroethane (with liquid ammonia), boron halides, ethylene oxide (polymerization), perchlorates or strong oxidants (chromyl <br />chloride, chromium trioxide, chromic acid, nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide, chlorates, fluorine, nitrogen oxide, liquid oxygen). Reacts with <br />silver chloride, silver oxide, silver nitrate or silver azide to form the explosive silver nitride. May react with some heavy metal compounds <br />(mercury, gold(III) chloride) to produce materials that may explode when dry. [Bretherick, 5th ed., 1995, p. 15531. <br />REACTIVE GROUPS: <br />Bases (REACTIVITY, 2003) <br />Reactive Hazards <br />Water -Reactive <br />6/12/2007 Printed from CAMEO Page 4 <br />