OD/Poisonings Flashcards

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Activated Charcoal

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Action- Binds to poison all the way through GI tract

Indication-

Dose- 1 to 2 g/kg (Shake bottle, record time of med ingestion)

SFx- Black stool, NV,

Contraindications- ALOC, Alkali/Acid ingestion, unable to swallow or protect airway

Note- Stains clothes

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Sodium Bicarb (Poisons)

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Action-

Indication- Tricyclics Antidepressant OD

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Atropine (Poison)

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Indication- Organophosphate poisoning

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Hydroxycobalamin (Poison)

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Action-

Indication- Cyanide exposure

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