| Before Calling Emergency:
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Determine the following information:- the patient's age, weight, and condition
- the name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
- the time it was swallowed
- the amount swallowed
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| Poison Control, or a local emergency number:
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| They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room. |
| What to expect at the emergency room:
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| Some or all of the following procedures may be performed: |
| Expectations (prognosis):
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Due to how long some of these medications stay in the body, the individual may have to be monitored closely for up to several days.
Death is possible, especially if the blood glucose level is not corrected in a timely manner.
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