Drug poisoning is a fairly common problem in outpatient treatment.

It may occur for the following reasons:

1. Incorrect self-medication. Many people often neglect the advice of a qualified specialist, and try to cure the onset of the disease on their own. At the same time, a person without a medical education may prescribe the wrong dosage for himself, not take into account all the factors that led to a deterioration in health, or simply make a mistake with the diagnosis.
2. Random error. Often occurs if the patient has to independently control the intake of the drug. In this case, it is possible to overdose due to forgetfulness, or misuse a medical prescription due to poor vision. Most often, older people suffer from such errors.
3. Expired drug. It should be monitored, especially in the case of long-term medication. It is advisable not to throw away the packaging of the drug, as well as instructions for its use, until the end of the course of treatment.
4. Simultaneous use of incompatible drugs. Some medicines have the ability to enhance the effect of each other. When prescribing drugs, the doctor takes this circumstance into account; detailed information Manufacturers also write in the instructions, but mistakes still happen.
5. A perceived or actual suicide attempt. Taking a lot of drugs with a sleeping effect or any other can be used to commit suicide. At risk are adolescents, as well as people with various mental disorders.
6. Childish curiosity. If parents leave unattended home first aid kit, or the drugs they take are in the public domain, Small child can try colored pills out of interest. At the same time, the consequences of intoxication can be much more serious due to weak children's immunity.

The complexity of drug poisoning is that it is usually not easy to determine the cause of a change in the patient's well-being - similar symptoms are also characteristic of food poisoning. Apart from the victim, no one knows what drugs were taken. In the meantime, the condition will rapidly deteriorate, and assistance must be provided immediately.

What drugs can poison

In general, poisoning can occur as a result of an overdose or inappropriate medication. Misuse will lead to poisoning only when a potent drug has been taken, and the effect it has is significant for the whole organism. At the same time, adverse consequences are also possible due to the lack of really necessary medical care.

With the excess of the permissible number of tablets, things are a little different. The symptoms of a drug overdose depend on whether the overdose was a one-time or regular overdose. Specialists in this case distinguish between acute or chronic poisoning. In acute intoxication, the symptoms will be pronounced, and the deterioration in well-being will be sharp; chronic is characterized by blurred symptoms and the complexity of diagnosing.

The greatest threat to health and life is poisoning with drugs of the following groups:

• antihistamines;
• analgin and its derivatives;
• antipyretic drugs;
• hypnotic;
• sedatives;
• opiates;
• drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Their overdose poses the greatest threat to health, and can lead to serious consequences - up to lethal outcome.

Depending on the purpose of the drug taken, poisoning will be accompanied by the following symptoms:

1. Glycosides cause a slowing of the heartbeat and pulse, up to a complete stop. Severe intoxication is accompanied by delirium and disorder of the gastrointestinal tract.
2. Means with antipyretic action and analgin derivatives destabilize the work of the nervous system, changing the processes of inhibition and excitation. As a result, they have a vasodilating effect, which helps to reduce body temperature and excessive sweating. Possible painful weakness, dizziness, loss of consciousness, and with a significant overdose - coma, respiratory and cardiac arrest.
3. Aspirin and products containing this component in the composition provoke a sharp pain in the epigastric region, excessive salivation and shortness of breath. The patient has vomiting, fever, chills, and in case of severe intoxication, a violation of visual function and heart rhythm.
4. Sleeping pills taken in excessive amounts destabilize the nervous system. These processes are manifested by loss of consciousness, various paresis and paralysis. There may be difficulty breathing and impaired coordination of movements.
5. Antihistamines in case of overdose lead to painful weakness, a sharp dilation of the pupils, nervous excitement and hallucinations. Loratadine, a popular allergy drug, causes headache, drowsiness and tachycardia.
6. An overdose of tranquilizers causes depression of the central nervous system, impaired respiratory function, convulsions and tremors. The victim has impaired vision, speech, hallucinations occur.
7. Excessive use of penicillin changes the smell of the skin and breath - they acquire an aroma reminiscent of horse sweat.
8. Belladonna tincture, or atropine, dilates the pupils, causing dry mouth and a feverish flush. No-shpa and papaverine lead to similar symptoms.
9. Of particular danger is antibiotic poisoning: symptoms include fever up to 39-40 degrees, headache, confusion, nausea and vomiting. Possible stool disorder, destabilization blood pressure, increased heart rate, aching muscles and joints. Some groups of antibiotics have a specific effect. Tetracycline provokes itching and pain in the right hypochondrium, and aminoglycosides cause hearing loss. Sulfonamides can provoke the appearance of renal failure, accompanied by acute and severe pain in the lumbar region. In some cases, there are problems with urination, fever and an itchy skin rash.
10. Color change skin- a common occurrence in drug poisoning. Exceeding the dosage of boric acid is accompanied by redness, iodine - blanching, and preparations based on bromine lead to a brown tint.

An overdose of any narcotic drugs is characterized by disorientation, drowsiness, dizziness, loss of consciousness. Violation of the rhythm of breathing, blanching of the skin, the appearance of a cyanotic tint of the lips. In rare cases, poisoning is accompanied by nausea and vomiting, low blood pressure and coma.

Pill poisoning: what to do at home, emergency care

The main rule in case of drug overdose is an immediate response. If you suspect that someone close to you has been poisoned, or if you feel a sharp deterioration after taking medication, immediately call an ambulance.

Before the arrival of the medical team, do the following:

1. Find out the amount and name of the drug taken. If you personally were poisoned, it is better to write down this information and leave it in a conspicuous place, since loss of consciousness is not ruled out. If possible, call someone (family, friends, neighbors) for help.
2. If no more than half an hour has passed since taking the medicine, it is necessary. To do this, the victim is given to drink a large amount warm liquid(water, tea, herbal infusion) and press with your fingers on the root of the tongue. 30 minutes after taking the drugs, this measure will no longer be effective: most of the components of drugs are quickly absorbed into the blood.
3. Provide the patient with plenty of fluids. Especially useful are drinks that envelop the mucous membrane - jelly, rice water. They interfere with the absorption of many drugs. The benefits of milk in case of poisoning, according to doctors, are debatable: it can help only in some cases, but fat-soluble toxins will be absorbed faster.
4. Part of the toxic substances can be removed with the help of enterosorbents - activated or white carbon, Polysorb, Smecta, or any others. Be sure to tell your doctor about taking any medications, as they can lubricate the symptoms.
5. A cold compress, an ice pack, a bag of frozen food, or a wet towel placed on your forehead will constrict capillaries and help protect your brain from the effects of toxins.

It is possible to apply all the above first aid measures only when the person is conscious.

If the patient is unconscious, these actions are prohibited. We can only provide the following assistance:

1. Verify oral cavity the victim for the remainder of the tablets. Found medicines should be carefully removed and subsequently transferred to doctors.
2. Lay the patient in a horizontal position, turning his head to one side. When vomiting occurs, this will not allow the patient to choke. Forcibly inducing vomiting is prohibited.
3. Pull the tongue out and fix it in such a position that the person does not choke on it accidentally. It is tied with gauze or bandage to a tablespoon or any similar object.
4. Monitor the condition of the victim, and if breathing or cardiac activity stops, take urgent resuscitation measures (indirect heart massage, artificial respiration).

What not to do in case of poisoning

When drug poisoning is prohibited:

• induce vomiting in case of a violation of cardiac activity - the risk of heart attack or ischemia is high;
• gastric lavage during pregnancy, or before the age of 5 years;
• drink sparkling water;
• take additional drugs, in addition to enterosorbents - a combination of several medications will only worsen the patient's condition;
• leave the victim unattended.

Lethal doses of pills

Quite harmless drugs available on the market can lead to death:

1. Phenazepam is a sedative and hypnotic, often used in the treatment of alcohol addiction. The lethal dosage depends on many concomitant factors - the state of the liver, kidneys and heart, combination with alcohol. The duration of taking phenazepam also affects - over time, the patient develops addiction, so that the damage of an overdose will not be so detrimental to the body.
2. Analgin - the most popular anti-inflammatory drug can be fatal if taken in more than 5 grams. This is an average value that varies depending on the patient's body weight and general condition.
3. Drotaverine is a common antispasmodic used as an anesthetic for gastric colic, dysmenorrhea and other diseases. Death occurs after taking 40-60 tablets.
4. Clonidine (capressin, clonidine and other trade names) is a drug for lowering blood pressure, treating migraine and dysmenorrhea. Often used for criminal purposes - in combination with alcohol, it has a hypnotic effect and can be fatal; the dosage depends on individual characteristics organism.
5. Amitriptyline is an antidepressant with a sedative and hypnotic effect. It is often used to stabilize the mental state, treat neurosis and depression of various etiologies. The lethal dose is individual, the joint use in combination with alcohol increases the risk to the life of the victim. The danger of the drug is that patients taking it already suffer from mental disorders and may be prone to suicidal thoughts.

Consequences of drug overdose

The victim is prescribed a special diet, put on droppers, conduct laboratory tests to assess the condition of all organs and systems. Special attention given to the kidneys, liver, central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.

Doctors use the means of the opposite effect, and also carry out symptomatic therapy. Some medicines have antidotes that can minimize the effects of toxins. For most pain relievers, this antidote is acetylcysteine, but its self-administration at home is not recommended. In a serious condition of the patient, hemodialysis may be prescribed to him.

After rehabilitation, most functions are restored, but serious consequences are possible. So, an overdose of antibiotics can provoke hearing loss for a significant period. The results of such intoxication depend on the speed of first aid, the state of health of the patient and the number of pills he has taken.

In case of drug poisoning, an investigation is mandatory, and substitution drugs are prescribed to the patient. If a suicide attempt is confirmed, the patient needs psychological and psychiatric help.

There are cases when, after taking one tablet of a particular drug, it is not possible to improve the condition. Sometimes you need to increase the dose several times to the maximum. But this can not always help, in some cases it can do harm, and very much.

If you take potent drugs uncontrollably, then this becomes the cause of complications, and sometimes a person may die. What pills in case of overdose will not only cause intoxication, but can turn out to be fatal?

The older a person gets, the weaker his body becomes. He is no longer so hardy and strong, so many organs need help.

Usually the organs of the digestive tract and the cardiovascular system are violated.

That is why the elderly saturate their body not only with food, but also with medicines. The number of tablets taken is sometimes in the tens.

However, there is one a big problem, which can be in every person of advanced age - memory impairment. Loss of memory for a while can result in serious consequences.

A person can simply forget whether he took the right drugs in the morning, so the medicine for pressure or drugs that help lower blood sugar can be taken several times. Often this short-term memory loss has disastrous consequences.

There are several groups of medications that are especially dangerous for humans.

So that when using them a person does not die, you must adhere to the following rules:

1. Even at a young age, when the memory is good, it is recommended to schedule the use of medications, especially if the treatment regimen is not simple and involves the use of several drugs.
2. The lethal dose of the drug for each person is individual. One person may take 3-4 pills and have no problems, while another drink this amount and the consequences will be serious.
3. Death from an overdose of drugs can also occur with a low amount of the drug in the blood, if the activity of the liver, kidneys or heart muscle is disrupted.
4. There are some medicines that are forbidden to be taken together. They, being safe individually, together can disrupt each other's work, and become very dangerous.
5. You can increase the amount of medicine only after talking with the doctor. In no case should you make such decisions yourself.

We list some groups of medications, from an overdose of which you can die.

Drugs that affect the heart

Medicines show positive influence on the heart and blood vessels:

• Reduce the frequency of heart contractions;
• Strengthen the contraction of the heart;
• Improve blood circulation;
• Provide a diuretic effect.

The therapeutic effect is provided in the case of the correct dosage, as well as in the absence of certain cardiac arrhythmias.

Death from an overdose of these drugs can occur if more than 10 doses of one of these drugs have been drunk, or if a heart rhythm disorder occurs.

In case of an overdose, the following symptoms appear:

• Soreness in the abdomen, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, which may be replaced by constipation.
• A person may have a severe headache, hallucinations, delirium may appear;
• There is insomnia, increased excitation from the nervous system;
• There is a convulsive syndrome, blood pressure decreases, respiratory function is disturbed;
• Changes heart rate.

Sleeping pills

If you take sleeping pills incorrectly, it can also be fatal.

If a person has taken one pill and did not get the desired result, he wants to take another one. And the number of such uncontrolled use can be repeated many times.

But this is very dangerous, because in this case there is a violation of the work of the heart muscle, respiratory organs, kidneys, there is a depressing effect on nervous system.

Symptoms of an overdose of sleeping pills:

• A person becomes drowsy, an apathetic state occurs, hearing decreases.
• After this, the pupils become narrow, the eyelids droop, salivary fluid begins to be produced in an increased amount, the pulse becomes rare.
• Then a superficial coma occurs, the pupillary reflex, cough reflex, and the swallowing reflex become dull.
• Breathing is disturbed - it is rare, pupils dilate.
• After some time, swelling occurs, hemorrhages occur on the skin, the lungs and mucous membranes are affected.
• A protracted coma has such complications - inflammation of the skin, the development of acute kidney failure, pulmonary edema.

If the allowable dose of sleeping pills is increased by 10 times, then this will lead to death.

Antipsychotics and tranquilizers are also dangerous drugs. Persons who use these drugs should be under the supervision of relatives.

The dose that can lead to death is individual. The absorption of medicines in the gastrointestinal tract occurs very quickly, they are excreted from the body by the intestines and kidneys.

Overdose symptoms:

• A person becomes drowsy, lethargic, muscle weakness appears, hearing worsens;
• The head and limbs may tremble, tremors appear, and convulsions may also be present.
• The activity of the cardiovascular system is disturbed - the heart rhythm is disturbed, the heart begins to beat more often, blood pressure drops sharply.
• Collapse appears, respiratory function is disturbed, lungs swell.

An overdose of such drugs, which can cause death, has been observed with the combined use of antihistamine tablets in in large numbers and alcohol. Such drugs have a powerful effect on the NS, and together with alcohol, the effect on the human body can be fatal.

What to do in case of drug overdose

The first step is to seek help from health workers. The patient must be admitted to the intensive care unit.

While you are waiting for the arrival of doctors, you can provide first aid to the injured person. Perform gastric lavage and allow to consume Activated carbon(if the person is conscious).

conclusions

Life-threatening drugs are usually drugs that affect the nervous system and the cardiovascular system.

In no case should you self-prescribe treatment with such drugs. Each medicine, as well as the required dosage, should be prescribed by an experienced doctor.

To avoid any complications, you must strictly follow the recommendations of the doctor who prescribed the medication, because the price of increasing the dose may be too high.

• Cardiac glycosides and medicines containing potassium
• Muscle relaxants and gastroenterological drugs
• Antibiotics and vitamins
• Psychotropic drugs

Among many medications, there are drugs that cause. It is for this reason that doctors strongly recommend not to self-medicate, but to take medication only after consulting a specialist. Even the usual analgesic that a person takes for a headache, if there is alcohol in the blood, can cause a coma and further cardiac arrest.

That is, not necessarily a lethal drug can be an injection, it can be ordinary pills. Drugs that cause cardiac arrest and death include:

• cardiac glycosides;
• medicines containing potassium;
• muscle relaxants;
• antibiotics;
• vitamins;
• psychotropic drugs;
• medications to treat heartburn.

Cardiac glycosides and medicines containing potassium

Cardiac glycosides are drugs that increase the contraction of the heart muscle (myocardium). Similar effects may occur due to adrenaline, caffeine, camphor and other biologically active substances. Cardiac glycosides are complex organic substances of plant origin. They have a selective cardiotonic effect, most often on a diseased heart. Medicines are used for acute and chronic heart failure. The composition of glycosides includes adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), which ensures the transport of K, Na, Ca ions, which allows you to restore energy and electrolyte metabolic processes in the myocardium, improve the process of assimilation of creatine phosphate.

Cardiac arrest can occur not only with an overdose of drugs, but also with a standard concentration of substances in the blood. Mostly lethal outcomes can occur if the dosage of the drug is violated. People who have hypoxia ( oxygen starvation), hypokalemia, hypercalcemia, renal failure, hypothyroidism, hypomagnesemia, hypoproteinemia, are at risk. Cardiac arrest can occur while taking cardiac glycosides along with other drugs.

Cardiac glycosides are dangerous drugs. Overdose is a rather serious condition, which in most cases leads to death, therefore, if heart rhythms are disturbed, headache, dizziness, hallucinations, you should immediately seek help from a doctor. medical Center. To carry out at home independently measures to remove the drug from the body will not work.

Potassium is a substance that is involved in intracellular metabolic processes, regulates heart contractions, participates in water and electrolyte balance, and normalizes osmotic pressure. Thanks to this element, the transmission of nerve impulses from neurons to neurons is carried out. Both an excess of potassium and its deficiency can cause cardiac arrest.

In the United States, the electric chair is no longer used for the death penalty, lethal injections are carried out with pure potassium.

With the drip introduction of a large dose of the drug, cardiac activity is inhibited, which causes cardiac arrest. For a lethal outcome, 14 grams of potassium is enough.

People who have kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, stomach ulcers should always consult a specialist before using potassium-containing drugs. Symptoms of an overdose include disorientation, tingling in the arms and legs, a sharp decrease in pressure, an abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia is replaced by a slow heartbeat), weakness, coma. It is possible to carry out methods of cleansing the body of potassium only in stationary conditions. In sufficient doses, potassium is perfectly safe. One should also take into account the fact that an insufficient amount of potassium in the body can also lead to cardiac arrest, because in this case, glucose cannot be converted into an energy source. This results in energy starvation of the muscles of the whole organism, they cannot contract, including the myocardium. This causes the heart to stop.

The presence of cardiac glycosides can be determined immediately after death. If an autopsy is performed after 2-3 days, it is no longer possible to detect substances in the blood.

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Muscle relaxants and gastroenterological drugs

Muscle relaxants are drugs that reduce muscle tone. In medicine, they are used for general anesthesia. Due to the blockade of H-cholinergic receptors in the synapses, the supply of nerve impulses to the skeletal muscles stops, and they stop contracting, including the heart muscle. An overdose of muscle relaxants ends in 90% death due to cardiac arrest. If a person has an allergy to such drugs, it is necessary to report this, because if there are allergic reactions, anaphylactic shock will occur when the drug is administered, which will cause cardiac arrest. The risk group includes people who have diseases of cardio-vascular system, pathological processes in respiratory system. In case of an overdose, such people develop palpitations, arterial hypotension, bradycardia, and cardiac arrest occurs.

Some gastroenterological medicines used to treat common heartburn can also cause sudden cardiac arrest. When taking a large dose of such drugs, dangerous side effects occur: convulsions, impaired heart contractions, neurological pathologies, cardiac arrest. In some cases, such drugs are used during lactation. But this is absolutely impossible to do: cardiac arrest can be caused not only in a nursing woman, but also in a child.

Medications, when taken uncontrolledly, can lead to intoxication of the body and cause severe poisoning. There are no completely safe pills. Even useful vitamins can be harmful to health. Uncontrolled medication often leads to an overdose with a fatal outcome.

Causes of drug overdose

Poisoning with medications occurs due to non-compliance with the dosage and unauthorized prescription, when the individual characteristics of the course of the disease, allergic reactions and other factors are not taken into account. Often such irresponsibility leads to death.

An overdose of drugs with a fatal outcome occurs in the following cases:

• With the incompatibility of several drugs taken.
• If the patient himself increases the dose of painkillers for severe pain syndromes.
• When a person deliberately takes tranquilizers and sleeping pills while trying to commit suicide.
• When combining tablets with alcohol.
• If a person has an individual intolerance to the components.
• When medicines are kept out of reach of children.

Note. For each person, the lethal dosage is individual. It depends on gender, age, the presence of chronic diseases.

What drugs can poison

It is known that a number medicines if taken uncontrolled, they pose a potential danger to human life and health. Below is a list of which pills can be fatal.

• Sedatives and sedatives. Once in the stomach, they are quickly absorbed and have their effect after 10 minutes. An overdose can lead to death in a quarter of an hour. These funds include Bromital, Donormil, Barboval.
• Tranquilizers. These drugs depress the nervous, respiratory and cardiac systems. Even small deviations in dosage can cause fatal poisoning with pills. These medicines include: Elenium, Napoton, Diazepam, Phenazepam, Radedorm.
• Non-steroidal drugs (NSAIDs), which have anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. These include: Paracetamol, Aspirin, Analgin, Ibuprofen, Nimesulide, Indomethacin.
• Antibiotics (Penicillin, Levomycetin, Cefazolin), which are taken for bacterial and infectious diseases.
• Antihistamines that relieve allergic reactions and have sedative properties. (Diazolin, Suprastin, Diphenhydramine).
• Antihypertensive drugs (Anaprilin, Captopril, Nifedipine, Amiodarone) that lower blood pressure. They affect cardiovascular activity and can cause death in overdose.

All of the above medications can lead to death if they are used uncontrollably, so you need to strictly follow the instructions and make a schedule for taking medications for various diseases.

Death from sleeping pills and tranquilizers

People with an unstable psyche, wanting to commit suicide, are wondering which drugs are fatal quickly and which ones will be. We do not give recommendations, but we want to warn you so that misfortune does not happen. This group includes all drugs that are actively absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and act on the nervous and cardiac systems. First of all, these are sleeping pills, tranquilizers and drugs that lower blood pressure. Therefore, try to keep funds with such actions out of reach of children, people with suicidal tendencies, patients who do not control their actions.

It is a sleeping pill with a sedative effect. Released only by prescription. The daily dose should not exceed 1 tablet, and the course of treatment should not exceed 5 days. The doctor will not be able to tell you how many Donormil tablets you need to take for a fatal overdose. Each organism is individual and the symptoms of poisoning manifest themselves in different ways. A lethal dose is considered to be taking more than 10 tablets at a time. A lethal outcome with an overdose of Donormil can occur already with a single dose of 3 tablets, especially.

Symptoms of poisoning are manifested:

• drowsiness;
• redness of the skin;
• disorder of consciousness;
• hallucinations.

Convulsions indicate serious poisoning. They are harbingers of death in case of an overdose of Donormil and other drugs that depress the nervous system. In this case, it is extremely difficult to save the victim.

To regulate sleep and wakefulness, doctors often prescribe Melaxen. High doses can lead to serious intoxication of the body, causing apathy, incoordination and slow heartbeat. So far, there have been no cases of death from an overdose of Melaxen. However, intoxication causes a number of undesirable effects.

Tranquilizers are used for mental disorders, depression, insomnia, panic attacks. Self-administration of the drug can lead to an overdose and cause irreparable harm to the body.

Among the strong tranquilizers is Phenazepam. The daily dose should not exceed 7-9 mg. Doctors cannot say exactly how much Phenazepam needs to be drunk for a fatal outcome, it is generally accepted that a single dose of 10 mg of the drug can lead to death.

Overdose symptoms:

• drowsiness with the transition to deep sleep;
• lowering blood pressure;
• cardiac arrhythmia;
• nausea;
• urinary retention;
• increased salivation;
• uneven breathing.

With a significant excess of the dose of Phenazepam, the probability of death is high: cardiovascular and renal failure occurs, the person falls into a coma, blood supply slows down,. If you do not provide timely assistance, an overdose of Phenazepam will inevitably provoke a fatal outcome.

An effective antidepressant is Zoloft, which stops panic disorders, copes with prolonged depression, post-traumatic stress conditions. How many Zoloft tablets will lead to death is unknown to medicine. Severe overdose symptoms have not been identified, however, simultaneous use with other drugs and alcohol can cause severe intoxication and lead to death of a person.

Stages of overdose with sleeping pills and tranquilizers

The rate of poisoning in each individual case will be different. It depends on age, weight, individual characteristics of the body and the presence of chronic diseases.

However, the stages of poisoning and symptoms of an overdose of drugs that affect the central nervous system are usually similar:

1. First, there is a gradual slowdown, drowsiness and profuse salivation appear. If you notice deviations in time and provide assistance, a person’s condition can be quickly brought back to normal.
2. Loss of consciousness is an indicator of stage 2 overdose. In this case, the patient has a poor and filiform. There is a relaxation of smooth muscles, possibly sinking of the tongue. Timely assistance will avoid a fatal outcome.

1. In the third stage, the person falls into a coma. Observed, breathing is weak, blood pressure is low. A disruption occurs internal organs. If a person can be brought out of a coma, there is a high probability of developing brain cell pathology, liver failure, paralysis and, as a result, disability.
2. The terminal stage is characterized by a gradual extinction of the functions of vital organs. Despite resuscitation, the person dies.

The patient will not be able to objectively assess his condition in case of an overdose and take measures to survive. In his death throes, he will be in deep sleep. First, breathing will stop, then the work of the heart muscle will stop, the functions of the brain will still work for a short time, but then they will fade away.

Lethal doses of drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Such drugs are always in the medicine cabinet of the elderly. Overdoses of these drugs occur during self-treatment, when side effects and contraindications are not taken into account.

Blood pressure tablets

Drug poisoning can occur due to the use of drugs to normalize blood pressure. Antihypertensive drugs are designed to lower blood pressure. Kapoten and Captopril are often prescribed to patients with hypertension. Required dosage selected individually, based on the patient's condition and side effects after taking the medicine. The maximum daily volume of drugs should not exceed 150 mg.

Often, an overdose of Kapoten with a fatal outcome occurs when hypertensive crisis when a person tries to quickly reduce pressure and independently increases a single dose. Signs of severe poisoning are:

• hypotension;
• chest pain;
• discomfort in the lumbar region associated with renal disorders;
• allergic reaction in the form.

In the absence of timely assistance, there are high risks, kidney failure, damage to the pulmonary artery, and changes in brain tissues. With a decrease in pressure, an overdose of tablets with a fatal outcome can occur within 30 minutes.

Heart drugs

People with diseases of the cardiovascular system often take nitroglycerin to stop angina attacks. A well-known medicine is in the first-aid kit of almost every family. The drug promotes vasodilation and quickly normalizes the human condition. But an overdose of Nitroglycerin can be fatal.

Digoxin is prescribed for heart failure. It promotes vasodilation and has a moderate diuretic effect. Tablets are quickly absorbed, providing a therapeutic effect on the body. In case of an overdose of Digoxin in 10 times the amount, a lethal outcome is possible. Poisoning with heart drugs causes irreversible consequences in a short period of time. Therefore, it is necessary to call a team of doctors at the first signs of intoxication.

Symptoms of heart poisoning:

Note. There is no special antidote for Nitroglycerin, which complicates resuscitation when eliminating intoxication of the body. It is possible to neutralize Digoxin molecules with the help of drugs: Atropine, Unitol, Antidigoxin.

First aid for drug poisoning

An overdose of drugs with a fatal outcome requires an ambulance call. Only medical intervention can improve the patient's condition and prevent death. If the fatal pills were taken 30 minutes ago and the person is still conscious, immediately take the following steps:

• Give enough water for gastric lavage.
• Try to induce vomiting in the patient.
• Solder the person with sweet tea or milk.
• Try to find a used package of medicines, this will help with the determination of rehabilitation tactics.

Actions in a critical condition, when a person is already unconscious:

• Check for tablets in your mouth.
• With signs of breathing and palpitations, lay the victim on his side, fixing the position with improvised means.
• When vomit comes out, monitor the safety of the respiratory system and ensure the patency of the airways.
• If there is no pulse, massage the heart.

The ambulance team will assess the patient's condition and send him to hospital. Usually the victims go to the ward intensive care, where they are prescribed the introduction of antidotes, droppers. The state of vital organs is supported by special devices.

In order not to die from pills, it is necessary to consider which drugs are combined with each other, and which are contraindicated. Read the instructions, consult your doctor, take the pills in strictly metered proportions. Limit access to medicines for children and the elderly who suffer. An absurd question is often asked on the Internet: what pills to drink for a lethal outcome. Most suicide attempts do not lead to the desired result, but chain a person to a wheelchair and make life difficult not only for him, but also for his loved ones.

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