Possible overdose?!
Question:
Possible overdose?
a friends daughter took about 10 paracetomol yesterday evening maybe less as we found some hidden in her room she seemed fine and coherent. she went off to school as normal this morning but now she has started being sick is this a warning sign or something unrelated (she had a stomach bug on monday)
Additional Details4 weeks ago
she has a habbitt of attention seeking and lying so we dont know if she telling the truth
4 weeks ago
** it seems it really is a bug that is making her sick because me and her mother are both being sick now as well
the teenager has a dr appointment tommorrow
Answers:
The recommended adult single dose of paracetamol is two standard 500 mg tablets. Research shows that the common threshold for liver damage to occur from a single paracetamol overdose is 15 gms (30 tablets) although standard hospital guidelines allow an extra safety margin and assume liver damage could occur at a single overdose of 24 standard tablets or 150 mg/kg body weight, whichever is the smaller.