7 key points for treating paracetamol poisoning
20th May 2016
The management of patients with paracetamol overdose is usually straightforward.
Acute deliberate self-poisoning, accidental paediatric exposure and inadvertent repeated supratherapeutic ingestions all require specific approaches to risk assessment and management.
The key factors to consider are the ingested dose and serum paracetamol concentration (early), or clinical and laboratory