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Suggest Treatment For Vomiting Due To Heroin Overdose
My friend may be overdosing on heroin i know your answer will be to take him to the emergency room, i've tried, he refuses to go, he did the heroin about 4 hours ago and he turned blue and we had to give him cpr, he came to, but he has been nodding in and out of it and now he is throwing up a brownish yellow vomit, he also hasn't went to the bathroom...can you give me some advice, do you think his organs could be starting to fail?
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Heroin overdose can frequently cause nausea and vomiting. But many time it may lead to respiratory arrest due to excessive sedation, which is a life threatening condition.
Excessive vomiting with sedation may lead to aspiration pnemonia, which is again serious condition. It is essential to admit him for better medical care and to prevent complication
Take care
99doctor.com
Welcome to HCM
Heroin overdose can frequently cause nausea and vomiting. But many time it may lead to respiratory arrest due to excessive sedation, which is a life threatening condition.
Excessive vomiting with sedation may lead to aspiration pnemonia, which is again serious condition. It is essential to admit him for better medical care and to prevent complication
Take care
99doctor.com
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