paracetamol overdose

[201070070049]

if a person takes an overdose and vomits either voluntarily or involuntarily do they still need to go to hospital?

[mycatis]

Best to go to hospital anyway because they probably haven't brought them all up. It depends on how long after they were taken.
I wish people would realise that a paracetamol overdose it a truly HORRIBLE and painful way to die. Once the damage is done it can take days to die, and even in hospital there is nothing they can do!

[mycatis]

Individuals who have overdosed on paracetamol generally have no specific symptoms for the first 24 hours. Although anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and diaphoresis are common initially, these symptoms resolve after several hours. After resolution of these non-specific symptoms, individuals tend to feel better, and may believe that the worst is over. If a toxic dose was absorbed, after this brief feeling of relative wellness, the individual develops overt hepatic failure. In massive overdoses, coma and metabolic acidosis may occur prior to hepatic failure.

[MangoPete]

GO TO HOSPITAL NOW
People who OD on paracetamol usually die of kidney or liver failure. Not falling asleep and never waking up.
the 1st 24 hours are the most important then the 24 after that. Please move and move quickly.
Death by paracetamol is not the best way to killyouself
. The person can be left alive in apin and disabled

[undercovers]

i'd advice a quick trip to the hospital too - they will be in a much better position to determine damage done - or still too come - a truely horrible way to die and even if not resulting in death can leave person in much reduced health permenantly... get to the hospital, they won't judge or probe your mental health as soon as you are through the doors they will make sure you are safe and will then ask if you would like to talk about the situation that lead to this... you won't get locked up or taken away but you will be offered the support you may need to stop this happening again - though of course you are free to refuse it if you don't want to talk about it at the moment... good luck

[maggie01]

I hope this is a hypothetical question, but if it is not then you need to do as everyone has said and go to hospital, just to be on the safe side.

[AllYourBase]

Yes - immediately.
The initial vomiting is cased by the toxicity of the high does of the drug, which is non fatal. Many people get through this after a few hours and, as heir symptomsi improve thin they are OK, think they have not done enough to kill themselves therefore don't take any further action. However, the real killer is that about 12 or so hours later they begin the second stage which is to die a most painful and protracted death as a result of the toxic metabolites. This is almost always irreversible at this stage, which is why paracetamol is such a false friend. You may think you've just given yourself a shock, but then it really gets you.....

[kazza12345]

depends on whether that person wants to die or not i suppose

[depressedmgl]

Death by paracetamol is a horrible way to go, EVEN if the person's wants to die. Even a large overdose can take a week or so to die, and in great pain.

GO TO HOSPITAL NOW!!!!!

[slavegirl]

Most probably just to be on the safe side as with paracetomol od you will have the most horrific death ever. you bleeed out of every whole in your body i was told by a doctor yuck!!!