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Activated charcoal, also known as activated carbon, is a medication used to treat poisonings that occurred by mouth. [1] To be effective it must be used within a short time of the poisoning occurring, typically an hour. [1] [2] It does not work for poisonings by cyanide, corrosive agents, iron, lithium, alcohols, or malathion. [2]
Activated charcoal is most useful if given within 1 to 2 hours of ingestion. [10] Other decontamination methods such as stomach pumps, ipecac induced emesis, or whole bowel irrigation are generally not recommended in TCA poisoning. [11] [12] Stomach pumps may be considered within an hour of ingestion but evidence to support the practice is poor ...
There are more than 1 million visits to the ER annually for drug or medication poisoning.Activated charcoal is one of the emergency treatments we frequently use to treat critical poisonings. But ...
[9] [10] [11] According to one source, activated charcoal is only effective within one hour of poison being ingested, although the source does not regard strychnine specifically. [12] Other sources specific to strychnine state that activated charcoal may be used after one hour of ingestion, depending on dose and type of strychnine-containing ...
[63] [62] Administering activated charcoal later than 2 hours can be considered in patients that may have delayed gastric emptying due to co-ingested drugs or following ingestion of sustained- or delayed-release paracetamol preparations. Activated charcoal should also be administered if co-ingested drugs warrant decontamination. [42]
[58] [59] [60] According to one source, activated charcoal is only effective within one hour of poison being ingested, although the source does not regard strychnine specifically. [61] Other sources specific to strychnine state that activated charcoal may be used after one hour of ingestion, depending on dose and type of strychnine-containing ...
In a Swedish (2003) study benzodiazepines were implicated in 39% of suicides by drug poisoning in the elderly 1992–1996. Nitrazepam and flunitrazepam accounted for 90% of benzodiazepine implicated suicides. In cases where benzodiazepines contributed to death, but were not the sole cause, drowning, typically in the bath, was a common method used.
As activated charcoal does not adsorb glycols, it is not recommended as it will not be effective at preventing absorption. [7] It is only used in the presence of a toxic dose of another poison or drug. [26] People with significant poisoning often present in a critical condition.