Pediatric Overdose-Poisoning
Date Last Search Run: Mar 03, 2025
Table last updated: May 02, 2021
Data last added: Dec 02, 2015
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION FOR INTERVENTION
STRENGTH OF EVIDENCE FOR INTERVENTION
 
SUPPORTIVE (Green)
NEUTRAL (Yellow)
AGAINST (Red)
NOT YET GRADED (White)
1 (strong evidence exists)
 
 
 
Benzodiazepine antagonist (Benzo OD)
NaHCO3
Oxygen
2 (fair evidence exists)
 
Activated Charcoal
 
3 (weak evidence exists)
 
 
 
Interventions
Activated Charcoal
Level
Direction
Primary Outcome
Patient/Process
Setting
Reference
II
Neutral (Yellow)
Clinical outcomes
Patient
ED-MD
McFee RB., Caraccio TR., Mofenson HC. Selected tricyclic antidepressant ingestions involving children 6 years old or less. Acad Emerg Med 2001; 8(2):139-44.
Medline
Benzodiazepine antagonist (Benzo OD)
Level
Direction
Primary Outcome
Patient/Process
Setting
Reference
NaHCO3
Level
Direction
Primary Outcome
Patient/Process
Setting
Reference
Oxygen
Level
Direction
Primary Outcome
Patient/Process
Setting
Reference
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