HOW TO MANAGE WHEN THE PERSON COME WITH DRUG OVERDOSE
⁃ First of all patients should refer to the emergency department⁃ Assess the patients airway, circulation,level of conciousness, and vital signs, and try to ascretain what drug was taken, how,when and by which route.
⁃ Then blood and urine samples ate sent to tha laboratory for toxicology screening to aid in identifying specific substances.
⁃ If the drug was administered by inhalation or parenteally , or if time lapse has allowed for absorption , an intravenous, site is established, and fluid is administered as prescribed .
⁃ Depending on the patient ‘s response to drug’s actions , emergency department provide supportive therapies , activated charcoal or bowel irrigation.
⁃ note the Psychiatric history of depression of patient.
⁃ suicide precautions are established to protect the patient from further self injury , psychological or psychiatric follow-up is initiated foe overdose resulting from depression or sucidal ideation .
⁃ May be the Need of drug counselling and rehalbiltation to the patient.
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