Poisoning can occur in case of an incorrect combination of pharmaceuticals, taking them in very large quantities. Often it happens in children who can take pills for sweets. This may be a case of suicide. In each of these options, by providing first aid, you can save human life. Therefore, you should know what to do if you are poisoned by pills.

It is clear that about 4-th part of all victims in the world are people who received poisoning from pills. Situations can be very different. Maybe the person turned to certain specialists at once, who prescribed certain drugs to him. The interaction of some of them can cause poisoning from pills. The more pharmaceuticals you take, the higher the risk of poisoning. Sometimes grandfathers and grandmothers leave bubbles with pills in prominent places, creating a danger to children who take them for colored candy. From time to time, suicidal cases are also possible.

Doctors indicate that the risk is small when taking just 2-3 drugs, but it grows 20 and more times if the drugs are 6 or seven. In such cases, you can expect a variety of adverse effects on the body. After poisoning the stomach hurts, there is a feeling of nausea, vomiting, skin rashes and internal hemorrhages are likely. In certain, especially severe situations, a fatal final is possible.

Most of the world's population once a day perceives these or other pharmaceutical preparations. 30 percent do it for the doctor's intended purpose, the rest is engaged in unsafe self-treatment. Poisoning from pills can be in the case of combining them with certain products. For example, warfarin, a treatment for anti-clotting, categorically can not be used immediately with cranberry juice. Milk products have an effect on the effect of drugs, alcohol at times increases the effect on the body of sedatives, drugs with paracetamol and hypotensive (pressure-reducing) pharmaceuticals.

What should I do if I get poisoned with pills? Unfortunately, poisoning from pills can not always be found immediately. Only after a few hours can appear the first symptoms in the form of nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, severe pain in the abdominal region, seizures, dizziness, drowsiness, disorientation, in some cases, loss of consciousness. During this period of time harmful substances have time to suck in the blood, so first you need to call an ambulance. The victim should be allowed to drink as much warm water and try to induce vomiting. This will help clear the stomach of the remaining pharmaceuticals in it. The first agent in such situations is activated charcoal. He should always be in the home medicine cabinet. You can immediately give up to 20 pills. They will help neutralize the effects of pharmaceuticals. You can apply at least some other kind of absorbent component, but if you do not have them now, make it yourself. To do this, take more than 10 chicken proteins, very whisk and make the affected person eat them.

What to do if poisoning pills and burdening the situation? In this case, if the victim has taken a huge dose of hypnotic drugs, there may come a loss of consciousness, a delay in breathing, a decrease in pressure, a stop of cardiac activity. Immediately give an unhealthy a huge dose of strong coffee or tea, try to bring him to consciousness, cause vomiting (only when the chelovek in consciousness), make an enema and call an ambulance. Do not let the victim lie down and fall asleep, because it is unsafe for life.

Poisoning from pills, after first aid, washing the stomach and eliminating all the nasty symptoms and consequences, you need to continue curing at home. It is quite often after a poisoning stomach hurts. This situation is a stress for him, so he needs to rest for a day or two. You can drink tea from the garden thyme, the sage pharmaceutical and marjoram garden.

Evenly run over to light meals and take it in small portions. You can do cool compresses on the stomach area.

One of the main factors of poisoning is the excess of the permissible doses, therefore remember that different preparations can contain the same substance in its own composition. Always consult a doctor, especially if you have liver, kidney, stomach and intestinal diseases. Do not self-medicate and refrain from drinking alcohol.

Health. Sumy. Ua.

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