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10-24-2005, 03:14 PM
Child has overdose of unknown drug. Sedated after 90 minutes. bp n resp normal. wot cud b the drug? wot cud help treat the sedation?
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10-24-2005, 03:19 PM
I'd say Benzodiazepines is the cause, antidote is flumazenil (BZ receptor antagonist). That happens when the kid takes the sleeping pill from the adult's.

Read the specific antidotes section in FA. They won't test anything that is not on that list.
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