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The overdose of drugs requires stomach washes. Photo Facebook/Tudor Ciuhodaru
A new challenge launched on Tiktok is ravaging among Children and adolescents who test their limits to see how many paracetamol pills can ingest and how many hospitalization days can be boasted.
In this context, the well -known doctor and politician Tudor Ciuhodaru posted, on his Facebook page, a message warning that 10 paracetamol pills can be deadly. It is accompanied by a photo with the stomach washing procedure, imposed in this situation, meant to discourage those who do not realize the danger they are exposed to.
“It’s legal, but maybe fatal. Now there is a challenge on Tiktok (how many pills you can ingest the longest hospitalization time). 10 paracetamol tablets can be deadly.
Attention (again!) At Paracetamol. Overdose leads to liver failure, coma and even death if the antidote is not administered as quickly as possiblethe doctor started his doctor on Facebook.
Tudor Ciuhodaru, who supports the introduction of a health and first aid course in schools, reminds that an overdose with paracetamol inevitably leads to the patient’s hospitalization and performing stomach washes, but most importantly, to extremely serious liver lesions.
“Until the health education and first aid notions will be taught in all the schools in Romania (as provided
1. 10 paracetamol tablets can be deadly.
2. Paracetamolol is toxic to the liver if the dose is exceeded.
3. The strict compliance of the interval of at least 4 hours between two administrations and the maximum daily dose are essential in order to not appear toxic effects.
4. It is not recommended to administer at intervals of less than 4 hours.
5. No more than 4 doses per day should be administered.
Attention to overdose (therapeutic or accidental or voluntary intoxication In response to Tiktok challenge):
1. Immediate medical treatment (urgent at the hospital) is required, even if no clinical manifestations are present.
2. Patients should be hospitalized!
3. It is recommended to perform the gastric wash immediate
4. The overdose manifests itself by pallor, nausea, vomiting, anorexia and abdominal pain. The high doses of over 10g, in a single outlet or doses of over 150mg paracetamol/kg in the child cause serious liver lesions. Liver damage can become apparent after 12-48 hours after ingestion and is manifested after 2-4 days.
5.. The antidote for paracetamol poisoning is N-acetylcysteine. It should be administered as soon as possible.
And little history:
1. Parkingamol was synthesized in 1873.
2. At the date of its discovery, the possible therapist effects were ignored.
3. Toxicity of acetaminofen is the second most common cause of liver transplant worldwide and most commonly encountered in the United States. Poisoning with this medicine already causes 56,000 presentations, 2600 hospitalizations and 500 deaths every year (in the United States alone).
4. The laws regarding the introduction of health education and the teaching of first aid notions were submitted by me in each parliamentary session. He is just waiting to be adopted.
I hope to support me in this endeavor too ”, is the message of the doctor Tudor Ciuhodaru.
