Emergency department-precautions for overdose patients 急診—用藥過量病人注意事項

2024/12/4

At least one person is required to accompany and take care of the patient when returning home to rest.
The caregiver needs to wake up the patient every 2 to 4 hours and pay attention to the patient's breathing at all times.
The sane person is encouraged to drink more water, about 200 cc per hour.
The patient should not go out alone. Do not operate vehicle or dangerous machinery.
Store the medicines properly to prevent accidental ingestion. If the patient deliberately takes drugs, family members should pay special attention to prevent similar situations from happening again, and if necessary, ask a psychiatrist for necessary prevention and treatment.
If you have the following symptoms, you need to return to the emergency room immediately:
Abnormal breathing, such as shortness of breath, sputum sound in breathing, etc.
Unconsciousness, such as confusion about people, time and place, or even coma.
Constant vomiting and even choking.
The patient took a lot of drugs again.
If you have any questions after leaving the hospital, please use the emergency 24-hour consultation service phone：
Medical consultation telephone: (04) 22052121 ext. 15150 or 15151
Drug consultation telephone: (04) 22052121 ext. 15124
Pediatric medical consultation telephone: (04) 22052121 ext. 15158

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電話：(04) 22052121 分機 15150
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