Nembutal overdose

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Call Poison Control. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.

Determine the following information:

• The patient's age, weight, and condition
• Name of product (as well as the ingredients and strength if known)
• The time it was swallowed
• The amount swallowed
• If the medication was prescribed for the patient

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.

Some or all of the following may be performed or given:

• Gastric lavage  
• Activated charcoal
• Laxative
• Treatment of other symptoms

The prognosis (probable outcome) depends on the symptoms observed by the health care provider.

• Mild (no further treatment will probably be necessary)
  • The patient can be aroused
• Moderate (recovery will probably occur within 24 - 48 hours with proper care)
  • The patient cannot be aroused
  • Breathing is normal
  • Other life signs (pulse, skin color, and so on) are normal
• Severe (recovery will probably occur within 3 - 5 days, depending on the amount swallowed)
  • The patient cannot be aroused
  • Breathing and other life signs are abnormal

Review Date: 05/10/2005
Reviewed By: William D. Whetstone, M.D., Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.