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Dd’s
Ethanol
Hypoglycemia
Opiods
Salicylates
Sedative or hypnotic
Seratonin
TOXIDROME Sedative/hypnotic
Benzodiazepines , Barbiturates
Central nervous system depression, ataxia,
dysarthria
Antidote
History
Examination
Toxidrome
Diagnostic testing
Don’t induce emesis
Activated charcoal binds benzodiazepines effectively
Gastric lavage, elimination enhancement by forced diuresis,
hemodialysis, or hemoperfusion is not effective
Flumazenil
respiratory depression,
hypothermia,
hypotension,
GI tract motility is slowed, resulting in delayed gastric
emptying and ileus.
glucose levels,
blood chemistries,
CBC,
arterial blood gas (if indicated),
toxicology screen,
chest radiograph,
electrocardiogram.
Urine drug screens most commonly use the
immunoassay methodology
AIRWAYASSESSMENTANDINITIALSTABILIZATION
Hypothermia
ACTIVATEDCHARCOAL -stable patients who present within 1 hour of acute oral over-
dose