Medicine overdose

●Critical

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⚠️ Check: Is the area safe for you to approach?

Toxic substance still present
Vomiting and aspiration risk

Quick summary

Call 112 and Poison Control. Save all medicine packs. Keep them awake.

Do This Now

Step 1: Call 112 or 108 and Poison Control immediately
Step 2: Identify every medicine taken and the approximate amount
Step 3: Save all pill strips and bottles
Step 4: Do NOT induce vomiting unless told to
Step 5: Keep them awake and breathing if possible

Do Not

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT induce vomiting unless Poison Control instructs.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give coffee or cold showers to "wake them up."

How to Call for Help

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 and Poison Control. Say: "Medication overdose — need guidance."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Read drug names and doses from packaging.

When Professional Care Is Needed

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hospital care is usually required — blood levels and antidotes may be needed.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Identify what was taken, call Poison Control and emergency services, and follow their instructions. Do not guess treatments.

Call 112

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