This is Overdose. I see it uncommonly, but when I do see it generally I find two or even three doctors and medics surrounding a patient, pumping them full of who knows what or trying to treat the symptoms of the illness rather than the cause. So instead of shouting at every doctor who panics when a patient has OD'd and begins throwing every other drug we have into their body in the hopes that they'll keep them alive long enough for the poison to leave their system, I'm creating a sort of 'Dumb Shit's' Guide to the identification and treatment of OD.
First thing is first, what is Overdose? (OD)
Overdose is when a patient has been given too much of a certain drug than their body can handle.
What does OD do, and are there different kinds of Overdose?
Overdose can lead to many things, the most common of them being: Toxin build up, Blindness, Organ Failure, and Death.
I classify Overdoses under a three tier scale: Mild, Severe, and Critical (You done fucked up good!)
An example of each would be:
Mild -Oxycodone, Peridaxon. These drugs metabolize quickly and cause little negative affect aside from toxin build up and in the case of Oxy, a little liver damage. (Though frequent use of Oxy can be addictive and should only be used in emergency surgery by a trained doctor.)
(Note that if a patient is barely overdosed you can administer antitoxin drugs and send them on their way. Example of this is if a patient has 34U of Kelotane in their system. It will be out of their system before it causes major damage.)
Severe - Bicardine, Kelotane, Tramadol, Tricordrazine. The most common overdoses, these drugs are often seen in large quantities on the battlefield, and as such often come in massive overdoses. These drugs always lead to toxin buildup, and in the case of Tramadol blindness as well.
Critical - Quick Clot, Dylovene. (Without proper treatment, these patients will die. Always prioritize these over any other patient.)
(If you are on the planet and have a patient who has been given too much QC or Dylovene, drag them onto the Alamayer for treatment. You cannot in most cases save their lives on the ground. In the case of QC all you can do is manage their toxin levels and revive them until you can get them to medical.)
In most cases a small overdose can be treated by administering anti-tox medications such as Dylovene or Tricordrazine, as well as Peri if the patient has a high toxin damage or the drug is known for causing organ damage when overdosed.
Now, onto curing overdose when aboard the Alamayer.
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