If you Overdose on pills and go to ER what do they do,how long are you there for,and how are you the next day?

Answer 1

They pump your stomach and you are sent home that next morning. You are required to see a psychologist though.

Answer 2

Assuming accidental overdose, it depends on the pill. As a minimum, at least a day, maybe two, for observation. A former friend, who attempted suicide with a large number of assorted pills, failed and spent about a month in the hospital and many more months trying to get her kidnesys back to normal.

The proper ER response to poisoning depends upon the poison, which can be found through the miracles of Google and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

The responses are so varied because the poisons are so varied. In general, it won't be fun unless you like charcoal, stomach pumping and dialysis while in bondage by blundering fools who never studied BDSM long enough to realize they can't put a person in restraints in one position and forget them. As you can imagine, the next day one feels like crap, exhausted, dehumanized, claustrophobic.

Assuming suicidal intent, 1-3 days in the ER, then anywhere from three days to indefinite in a psych ward or mental health hospital.

Certain overdoses, regardless of the efforts of the doctors, may end your stay within about two weeks while others may end your stay within a few hours. At that point, you will be just hearsing around when released.

Answer 3

Ah....an overdose in the ER.....what FUN! *note heavy sarcasm*

First thing we do is take a very thorough history starting with WHEN did you take the pills?!?!?!? And WHAT kind were they, and HOW MANY?!?!?!? Then, depending upon your answers to those questions, we insert a large tube (slightly smaller than a garden hose) down your throat into your stomach and proceed to lavage (pump) the contents from your stomach. We then give you activated charcoal. If you're unconscious, we'll put it down the tube, but if you're awake, you get to drink that yummy concoction, which inevitably makes you sh*t your brains out about 2 hours after you take it. Depending on the drug, you could end up tied to the bed with a tube down your trachea into your lungs with a ventilator breathing for you. Oh....I almost forgot about the 2 large bore IV sites..... An OD is AT MINIMUM a night's stay in the intensive care unit, usually cared for by a nurse who is annoyed that you're there and taking up a bed that could be used by a patient that legitimately needs it.

I personally have never had a problem taking care of an OD patient, but I know many, many, MANY of my coworkers absolutely hate it, and have a terrible attitude towards OD patients.

It's really not much fun. I wouldn't recommend it. Get some counseling, talk to somebody, but don't try suicide. It's a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Answer 4

It depends how badly over dosed you are. They'll defintely ask you a bunch of questions like: what did you take? how many did you take? how long ago did you take them? why did you take them? were you trying to hurt yourself? why were you trying to hurt yourself?

Then they may pump your stomach by using a gastric lavage to mechanically remove the unabsorbed drugs from the system or use activated charcoal - they'll stick a tube up the persons nose or down their throat and start pumping charcoal into their stomach to absorb the medications. In some cases, other medications will be given to act as an antidote to the medication the patient overdosed on.

As for how long a person will be there: it could be hours, it could be days. It depends on the severity of the overdose, and whether or not the doctors believe the person was trying to kill themselves - if it is believed the patient was tryng to harm him/her self a psychiatric consult will come down and evaluate them, if they feel the same as the ER doctors the patient is usually taken up to the psychiatric floor for a 3 day hold and observation period.

Hope this helps. :-)

Answer 5

It depends on the pills and why/how the person OD'd.
They will pump your stomach w/ charcoal (not fun in the least) and run a bunch of tests to see if internal organs were damaged.
After they think you're in the clear, they would put the person in a normal room for overnight observation. If the OD is on purpose, then it's off the pysch ward instead of going home.

Answer 6

It depends on the pills, and what effect they are having on you. In some cases they may induce vomitting, or force you to drink what amounts to a charcoal milkshake. But a suicide attempt, can cause them to have you committed to a state psychiatric ward for you own protection. Oh and lets not forget about the bill, you could be looking at close to 2ooo dollars worth of lab test fees, blood tests etc. Perhaps much more depending on what you've O.D.ed with.

Answer 7

When you go to the ER they will pump your stomach. Depending on your condition you could go home the next day, but you are going to feel like crap.

Answer 8

WOAH! Are you in trouble?

The first wife did that. She nearly died. She had to be put on a respirator, have her stomach pumped with charcoal, be tied down to the bed, and had to stay until the effects of what she took wore off and she was ok to go - not home - to the psych ward.

Answer 9

Depends on what kind of pills, how many and what condition you are in while you are there.
If you are thinking of doing this, please don't. It usually don't work if you are attempting suicide, all it will do is mess you up and it could be permanent. Talk to someone and get yourself some help.

Answer 10

depends on what the pills were.

generally, overnight, and you feel like SH*T for a few days.

figure you didn't feel that good to start with, having decided to O.D.

so better to be alive and uncomfortable.
at least you can see a therapist while you are breathing.