Re: Re: diphenhydramine overdose CHALLENGE

[Guest guest]

Dry as a bone. Mad as a hatter. Red as a beat (sp?). Blind as a bat. Hot

as a stove.

Steve Dralle, EMT-P

San , TX

Re: diphenhydramine overdose CHALLENGE

What are the actions of diphenhydramine and what signs and symptoms would an

acute diphenhydramine overdose produce? What percentage of deaths from

antihistamine overdose is attributable to diphenhydramine? What field

treatment could you do if you don't carry the BigGun used in-hospital to

reverse the effects of diphenhydramine overdose?

Can you give two mnemonics for cholinergic s/s, and a 5-sentence " saying "

for

anticholinergic s/s?

If you can't, you're not a 21st century medic yet. :~}

E. Gandy, JD, LP

EMS Professions Program

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

[Guest guest]

You're right. Physostigmine is the drug for antihistimine overdose that

requires more than gastric emptying, fluids and time.

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Gene

E. Gandy, JD, LP

EMS Professions Program

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

[Guest guest]

I'd say phisostigmine - a cholinergic agent.... We carried when I work in

Amarillo in the '80's(1980's).

Mike

wegandy@... wrote:

> What are the actions of diphenhydramine and what signs and symptoms would an

> acute diphenhydramine overdose produce? What percentage of deaths from

> antihistamine overdose is attributable to diphenhydramine? What field

> treatment could you do if you don't carry the BigGun used in-hospital to

> reverse the effects of diphenhydramine overdose?

>

> Can you give two mnemonics for cholinergic s/s, and a 5-sentence " saying " for

> anticholinergic s/s?

>

> If you can't, you're not a 21st century medic yet. :~}

>

> E. Gandy, JD, LP

> EMS Professions Program

> Tyler Junior College

> Tyler, TX

>

>