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cougarnurse · 01-08-2008, 10:32 PM

I have seen what acetaminophen overdoses can cause, and it is NOT pretty! UT Southwestern Researchers Say Overdoses Of Acetaminophen Cause Most Cases Of Acute Liver Failure

Any thoughts or comments?

'Cat'

MagRedC5 · 01-09-2008, 08:34 AM

On a similar note; one of our detainees [we have over 25,000!] was given tylenol by a wire medic. The medic did not know this particular detainee had an allergy to acetaminophen. The detainee quickly became an ICU patient. His skin started sloughing off and we treated him same as a severe burn patient. It was kind of interesting.

Tylenol can work wonders for a fever but I've always leaned towards ibuprofen for my little aches & pains.

Nice info, Cat!

cougarnurse · 01-09-2008, 10:10 AM

Limit is 4 grams (or 4000 mgs). Thus, if receiving 2 ES Tylenol, should have them q. 6 hours, d/t dosage. Otherwise, 'regular' Tylenol is usualy written q. 4-6 hours.

01-08-2008, 10:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
cougarnurse Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,439 Blog Entries: 10	Acetaminophen biggest cause of liver failure I have seen what acetaminophen overdoses can cause, and it is NOT pretty! UT Southwestern Researchers Say Overdoses Of Acetaminophen Cause Most Cases Of Acute Liver Failure Any thoughts or comments? 'Cat'

01-09-2008, 08:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
MagRedC5 Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Deployed to Iraq Posts: 1,020	Re: Acetaminophen biggest cause of liver failure On a similar note; one of our detainees [we have over 25,000!] was given tylenol by a wire medic. The medic did not know this particular detainee had an allergy to acetaminophen. The detainee quickly became an ICU patient. His skin started sloughing off and we treated him same as a severe burn patient. It was kind of interesting. Tylenol can work wonders for a fever but I've always leaned towards ibuprofen for my little aches & pains. Nice info, Cat!

01-09-2008, 10:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
cougarnurse Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,439 Blog Entries: 10	Re: Acetaminophen biggest cause of liver failure Limit is 4 grams (or 4000 mgs). Thus, if receiving 2 ES Tylenol, should have them q. 6 hours, d/t dosage. Otherwise, 'regular' Tylenol is usualy written q. 4-6 hours.

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