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.

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• 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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• Nomad@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Basically no benefit and alot of added risk

  www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1081/CLT-47346

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• ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  They ruled it too delicious and kept it all for themselves.

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• amio@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  There were some side effects that warranted hospitals to abruptly stop the use. In many cases you’re not even supposed to try to provoke vomiting.

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• Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  The videos were too hilarious

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• Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  They found that its way too OP in the binding of isaac

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