Elderly overdose

●Critical

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

Call poison line with all pills. Watch breathing. No vomiting.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT let sleep off at home without professional OK.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give coffee to wake — ineffective dangerous.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call poison line or 112 — age, weight estimate, drugs, amounts.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ambulance if cannot stay awake talking.

Any altered consciousness or known opioid/benzodiazepine excess needs ambulance.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Follow poison center — elderly clear drugs slower.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

When you are safe, you can read more about this emergency.

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