Management and Palliative Care in Poisoning and Overdose

The availability of a vast number of drugs and acute poisoning is a common medical emergency in India and any country. Poising and overdose can present with various clinical symptoms, including seizures, tremor, abdominal pain, vomiting, and, cardiac dysrhythmias, respiratory failure and change in mental status. The exact incidence of this problem in India remains uncertain but it is estimated that more than million cases of poisoning are reported every year, of which, more than 50, 000 die. These may be the only clues to diagnosis when the cause of toxicity is unknown at the time of initial assessment of poising and overdose management. In multiple-drug ingestion diagnosis may be complicated. The present review focus on management and palliative care in medical emergencies.