Gastric lavage
MEDICAL PROCEDURE TO CLEAN OUT THE CONTENTS OF THE STOMACH
Stomach pump; Stomach-pump; Gastric irrigation; Stomach pumping; Nasogastric aspiration and lavage; Ewald tube; Gastrolavage; Gastrointestinal lavage
Gastric lavage, also commonly called stomach pumping or gastric irrigation, is the process of cleaning out the contents of the stomach. Since its first recorded use in early 19th century, it has become one of the most routine means of eliminating poisons from the stomach.