Emergency Toxicology Update
"Pump their stomach... Narcan for everyone..." Countless children are affected by overdoses every year and keeping up with the latest management techniques can be difficult as they definitely are changing. This lecture will review current controversial management recommendations for the pediatric & adult overdose patient. In addition to "antidotes", the changing roles of various decontamination options, such as Ipecac, lavage, charcoal, and other therapies will be discussed.
• The three types of overdoses
• Changes in the "coma cocktail"
• "It's still above": Ipecac & lavage
• "It's gone below": Whole GI irrigation & charcoal
• Tylenol & oral vs. IV Mucomyst