My fifteen year old friend has taken ten paractamol tablets in half an hour... what do we do???
2007-09-13 23:16:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
take her to emergency so they can give an antidote and reverse the effects of the paracetamol as it can cause permanent liver and kidney damage.
2007-09-13 23:46:18 · answer #1 · answered by Paula84 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The normal maximum dose for this pain medication per day is 65 mg/kg or 4 grams per day whichever is less. Chances are that 10 tablets will not cause serious harm in the long term, HOWEVER, to be safe: get your friend to vomit and call 911 and explain what happened. Overdose of this med. is serious and can be fatal from liver toxicity, killing about 1% of those who seek treatment due to the delayed effects.
Call for help. Your friend will need some counseling regardless. Good luck and God bless.
2007-09-14 06:26:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get her to A & E - a paracetamol o/d can cause long term kidney damage.
2007-09-14 06:19:47 · answer #3 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get them to the hospital asap longterm liver and kidney damage.
2007-09-14 06:49:41 · answer #4 · answered by honey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make them drink as much water as possible and try to get her to be sick asap, get to the hospital for her stomach to be pumped!
Hope they are OK
2007-09-14 07:00:08 · answer #5 · answered by loubie lou 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its better u take her to nearby hospital n after she is diagnosed let the psychiatrist talk to her coz she is having some tension.
2007-09-14 06:56:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to hospital
2007-09-14 06:24:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do the above....seek medical help asap
2007-09-14 06:23:24 · answer #8 · answered by h b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋