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Comment on What ever happened to Ipecac? Why is it rarely used today, there was some side effects but not to warrant most hospitals to abruptly stop the use of it.

Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Studies found that charcoal and gastric lavage (stomach pumping) was just as effective at preventing poisoning. The complications of ipecac include aspirating vomit into the trachea. Digestive fluids cause some pretty severe injuries in the lungs.

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Patnou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Yeah but (not looking for a fight) but in a setting at a hospial with staff all around them and administering it. There should or would there be a cause for alarm. Unless you went to a crap hospital

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- this_jury_is_hung@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  There are a lot fewer staff around than TV would have you believe. You would need basically 1-on-1 supervision until the drug wore off, which is very resource intensive compared to a one-time intervention.
  
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- a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Aspiration is one of the main ways to die in a hospital, regardless of quality. After aspiration, lung inflammation often follows quickly if you are already weakened.
  
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- kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  If you’re already in a hospital, why wouldn’t they just pump your stomach?
  
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