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Overdose (Cocaine Toxicity or Overdose) An overdose may cause severe anxiety, panic, agitation, aggression, sleeplessness, hallucinations, paranoid delusions, impaired judgment, tremors, seizures, and delirium. Mydriasis and diaphoresis are apparent, and heart rate and BP are increased. Death may result from MI or arrhythmias.
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- Must Read Articles Related to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. 1  Drug Overdose Overdoses of drugs or chemicals can be either accidental or intentional. 2  Smoke Inhalation The number one cause of death related to fires is smoke inhalation.
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- The following are some common symptoms of overdose: 1  Blue or yellow skin. 2  Confusion. 3  Fever. 4  Less frequent urination. 5  Weakness. 6  Numbness or swelling. 7  Vomiting or nausea.
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- 1 An acute methamphetamine overdose occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally takes this drug and has side effects, which can be life-threatening. 2  A chronic methamphetamine overdose refers to the health effects seen in someone who uses the drug on a regular basis.
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Medications for Opioid Overdose Medications for Opioid Overdose. What is Opioid Overdose: Opioid overdose occurs when larger quantities of opioid-based drugs (including morphine, heroin, and oxycodone) are taken than are physically tolerated. Opioid overdose can lead to a loss of alertness, or unconsciousness.
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Methamphetamine overdose A methamphetamine overdose may be acute (sudden) or chronic (long-term). 1  An acute methamphetamine overdose occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally takes this drug and has side effects, which can be life-threatening.
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Paracetamol poisoning Paracetamol toxicity is caused by excessive use or overdose of the analgesic drug paracetamol (called acetaminophen in North America). Mainly causing liver injury, paracetamol toxicity is one of the most common causes of poisoning worldwide.In the United States and the United Kingdom it is the most common cause of acute liver failure. Many individuals with paracetamol toxicity may have no symptoms at all in the first 24 hours following overdose.Others may initially have nonspecific complaints such as vague abdominal pain and nausea.or patients less than 20 kg, the loading dose is 150 mg/kg in 3 mL/kg diluent, administered over 60 minutes; the second dose is 50 mg/kg in 7 mL/kg diluent over 4 hours; and the third and final dose is 100 mg/kg in 14 mL/kg diluent over 16 hours.
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- Accidental deaths are up in the United States, and the leading cause may surprise many people: It's drug overdoses, according to a new report.
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Can you overdose (OD) on Percocet? Liver failure is the most dangerous complication of Percocet overdose, caused by acetaminophen toxicity. However, Percocet overdose can not only cause you health problems down the road, but it can potentially kill you if you take too many Percocet in one day.
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- Morphine overdose occurs when a person intentionally or accidentally takes too much of the medicine.
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Alcohol Overdose: The Dangers of Drinking Too Much And the results can be deadly. Although many people enjoy moderate drinking, defined as 1 drink per day for women or 2 for men, drinking too much can lead to an overdose. An overdose of alcohol occurs when a person has a blood alcohol content (or BAC) sufficient to produce impairments that increase the risk of harm. Overdoses can range in severity, from problems with balance and slurred speech to coma or even death.
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Home Everyone needs to educate themselves to the symptoms of accidental drug overdose and to learn the methods and techniques for Overdose Prevention Training. Symptoms include shallow breathing, confusion, extreme fatigue, decreased body temperature, slow heart rate, small pupils, low blood pressure or delirium.
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Epinephrine overdose An overdose of epinephrine can cause dangerously high blood pressure, accompanied by effects such as severe headache, blurred vision, anxiety or confusion, chest pain, fast or uneven heartbeats, sudden weakness or numbness, and shortness of breath.
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Insulin Overdose An overdose with a short- or rapid-acting insulin is typically more dangerous than an overdose with an intermediate- or long-acting insulin (although an overdose with any type of insulin can be lethal). An overdose of insulin can be caused by several factors, such as misjudging how much insulin is needed.
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How heroin kills you Heroin use can also cause an arrhythmia -- a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. During an arrhythmia, the heart may not be able to pump enough blood to the body, and lack of blood flow affects your brain, heart and other organs. Heroin use can also cause pulmonary edema.
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Paracetamol poisoning Paracetamol toxicity is one of the most common causes of poisoning worldwide. In the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, paracetamol is the most common cause of drug overdoses. Additionally, in both the United States and the United Kingdom it is the most common cause of acute liver failure.
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What are over-the-counter (OTC) medicines? When people overdose on heroin, their breathing often slows or stops. This can decrease the amount of oxygen that reaches the brain, a condition called hypoxia. Hypoxia can have short- and long-term mental effects and effects on the nervous system, including coma and permanent brain damage.
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- Only a quarter of physicians were found to be responsible for half of the overdoses. The factors associated with high overdose rate were found to be patient’s renal function, physician’s quantity of prescriptions, and clinical experience of physicians.
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- Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive opioid drug. A heroin overdose can cause slow and shallow breathing, coma, and death. People often use heroin along with other drugs or alcohol. This practice is especially dangerous because it increases the risk of overdose.
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Common causes of Sudden death The full list of all possible causes for Sudden death described in various sources is as follows: 1  3-alpha-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency - sudden death. 2  3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency - sudden death. 3  3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 1 - sudden death. 4  3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type V - sudden death.
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- Must Read Articles Related to Drug Overdose. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Poisoning Acetaminophen (Tylenol) poisoning is caused primarily by damage to the liver. Symptoms of acetaminophen (Tylenol) poisoning include nausea, vomiting, abdominal ...learn more >>.
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Alcohol Overdose: The Dangers of Drinking Too Much The results can be deadly. An alcohol overdose occurs when a person has a blood alcohol content (BAC) significant enough to produce impairments that increase the risk for harm. An overdose on alcohol can range in severity from problems balancing and slurring speech to coma and death.
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Water Intoxication (Overdose) Symptoms and Treatment Water intoxication or poisoning is a life-threatening condition caused by excessive water drinking that results in a drop of blood sodium levels or–with a medical term–dilutional hyponatremia (1) . Drinking as little as 2 liters of water per hour for few successive hours can result in water intoxication. Symptoms and signs of water overdose in adults can include headache, vomiting, swelling of the hands and feet, confusion, seizures, coma or even death.
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Drug Overdose Drug overdose symptoms. Drugs have effects on the entire body. Generally, in an overdose, the effects of the drug may be a heightened level of the therapeutic effects seen with regular use.In overdose, side effects become more pronounced, and other effects can take place, which would not occur with normal use.ome overdoses may worsen a person's chronic disease. For example, an asthma attack or chest pains may be triggered. 1  Problems with vital signs (temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure) are possible and can be life threatening. 2  Vital sign values can be increased, decreased, or completely absent.