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The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Do Van Manh - Emergency Medicine Doctor - Emergency Resuscitation Department - Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital.Sleeping pills are often used on patients with depression. Taking too much or too much sleeping pills can lead to very dangerous sleeping pills poisoning, even affecting the patient's life.
1. Effects of sleeping pills
The main ingredient in sleeping pills is benzodiazepine. Taking any type of sleeping pill, how much should be prescribed by a doctor to avoid overdose or abuse. Sleeping pills have the following effects:Sedation, stress reduction, nervousness, and stimulation. Sleep well, sleep deeply, sleep longer. Antiepileptic treatment, convulsions. Skeletal muscle relaxation, smooth muscle. Vasodilator, antihypertensive treatment, antiarrhythmic. However, taking sleeping pills can cause some side effects such as:
Drowsiness, dizziness Forgetfulness, confusion Loss of coordination ability Sleeping pills are prescription drugs and there are many types, including Eastern and Western medicine. In particular, Eastern medicine is sold more commonly than Western medicine, so it can easily lead to the abuse of sleeping pills, causing overdose and poisoning.
2. Manifestations of sleeping pills poisoning
Depending on the amount of drug, there will be symptoms of poisoning from mild to severe.
2.1 Poisoning with mild sleeping pills When having mild sleeping pill poisoning, the patient often shows typical signs such as:
Drowsiness, lethargy Breathe evenly, pulse is clear and steady There are skin reactions Copper reflexes death, tendons normal or reduced Dizziness, lightheadedness, unsteady walking Language dysfunction 2.2 Severe sleeping pill poisoning This condition is often more dangerous with more severe manifestations such as:
Mild coma or Severe Shortness of breath, shallow and slow breathing, wheezing Itchy throat, nose, blurred vision, ringing in the ears Heart rhythm disturbances, rapid pulse, irregular heartbeat, low or unmeasurable blood pressure Body temperature or fever tall , cold hands and feet , sweating profusely , pupils constricted and reflexes to light decreased , reflexes in tendons and muscles disappears manifests with disturbances of consciousness Diarrhea , abdominal pain , vomiting blood Anuria
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3. Danger of sleeping pills poisoning
According to doctors specializing in emergency resuscitation, sleeping pills poisoning, if detected and treated in time, will avoid life-threatening situations. After being ventilated, the patient can regain consciousness.
However, if not given first aid early, sleeping pills gradually penetrate into the body and damage internal organs, and can even leave many serious complications such as aspiration pneumonia, respiratory failure, confusion. heart rate, cardiovascular collapse, liver failure, kidney damage, nerve cell damage, ...
4. How is sleeping pill poisoning treated?
Treatment of sleeping pills poisoning consists of 3 main tasks:
Support life function for people with poisoning including respiratory and circulatory function along with symptomatic treatment. Reduce the absorption of toxins and accelerate the elimination of toxins, do not allow toxins to penetrate into the body. Specific detoxification therapy. When finding a person who has been poisoned with sleeping pills with serious signs of poisoning such as stopping breathing, stopping the heart, it is necessary to first take steps to help the poisoned person remove the poison in order to restore respiratory function. Inhale by one of the following ways:
Hook the throat, press the base of the tongue to induce vomiting Drink salty water to induce vomiting In parallel, care should be taken to keep the airways open for people with sleeping pills poisoning On the way to the hospital, medical facility for emergency treatment, treat by:
Regular suction of sputum Place the person with poisoning to lie on their side so that the sputum comes out easily Give syrup Ipeca (a type of medicine) anti-phlegm and emetic) and water or water mixed with crushed green beans, or water morning glory. When handling people with sleeping pills poisoning, it is necessary to note the following information:
Only induce vomiting when the poisoned person is still awake. Retain the vomit for the medical facility to check and determine, from which there is a specific antidote treatment. In cases where people who are poisoned have signs of convulsions, or large pregnant women, severe heart failure, do not induce vomiting. For people who are poisoned, children, avoid causing vomiting by hooking the throat because it can cause the child to aspirate the vomit and lead to suffocation. Do not induce vomiting by squeezing lemons or applying lime to people who drink poisoned sleeping pills. The danger of sleeping pills poisoning can happen if the victim is not detected for emergency treatment and timely treatment, leading to serious complications later.
With the serious effects of sleeping pills poisoning, when detecting that the patient has poisoning whether it is mild or severe, it is necessary to immediately take them to the nearest medical facility for timely emergency treatment.
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