Assertion (A): In First-Aid for poisoning by a corrosive substance (acid/alkali), vomiting should be induced immediately to remove the poison from the stomach. Reason (R): Inducing vomiting in corrosive poisoning cases causes the substance to burn the oesophagus and throat again on the way up, worsening tissue damage.

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A is false but R is true

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