21st March 2022

A 19-year-old girl presents to A+E following a witnessed paracetamol overdose 30 minutes ago

A 19-year-old girl presents to A+E following a witnessed paracetamol overdose 30 minutes ago. Her friend found her in the bathroom drinking water to swallow multiple pills at once and took her straight to hospital. She believes that has taken all the pills at once, as she was having breakfast with her 2 hours ago.

What is the immediate treatment for this patient?

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