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A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. [2][3] Typically it is used for cases when a risk to health will potentially result. [2] An overdose may result in a toxic state or death. [3]
An opioid overdose is toxicity due to excessive consumption of opioids, such as morphine, codeine, heroin, fentanyl, tramadol, and methadone. [3][5] This preventable pathology can be fatal if it leads to respiratory depression, a lethal condition that can cause hypoxia from slow and shallow breathing. [3] Other symptoms include small pupils ...
A person found on the ground could be having an overdose, a heart attack or separate medical issue, so it’s important to take action right away in that type of situation, Hollinsworth said ...
Tricyclic antidepressant overdose is poisoning caused by excessive medication of the tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) type. Symptoms may include elevated body temperature, blurred vision, dilated pupils, sleepiness, confusion, seizures, rapid heart rate, and cardiac arrest. [ 1 ] If symptoms have not occurred within six hours of exposure they are ...
Public Health Madison & Dane County issued an overdose spike alert Thursday noting “unusual symptoms after drug use” over a 48-hour period across Dane County. At least 10 residents received ...
Severe symptoms include coma and respiratory depression. Supportive care is the mainstay of treatment of benzodiazepine overdose. There is an antidote, flumazenil, but its use is controversial. [2] Deaths from single-drug benzodiazepine overdoses occur infrequently, [3] particularly after the point of hospital admission. [4]
Benadryl is the brand name of the active drug diphenhydramine. It belongs to the class of drugs called antihistamines. ... Symptoms of an Overdose. Symptoms of a Benadryl overdose may include ...
Barbiturate overdose. Barbiturate overdose is poisoning due to excessive doses of barbiturates. [8] Symptoms typically include difficulty thinking, poor coordination, decreased level of consciousness, and a decreased effort to breathe (respiratory depression). [1] Complications of overdose can include noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. [2]