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Acetaminophen - poisoning

TREATMENT:

o Prehospital Care: Stabilize immediate life-threatening conditions and initiate supportive care.

o Emergency Department Care:

o Supportive therapy, including IV fluids, oxygen, and cardiac monitor

o Gastric decontamination

Orał activated charcoal (AC) avidly adsorbs acetaminophen and should be administered if the patient presents within 1 hour of ingestion.

Orał AC may be of benefit after 1 hour if the ingestion involves an agent that delays gastric emptying or slows GI motility.

o Administer A/-acetylcysteine, ifindicated. Early administration of NAĆ, within 8 hours of ingestion, is nearly 100% hepatoprotective.