CHANGES to the criteria that define paracetamol overdose have been made in the latest online update to the British National Formulary and the BNF for Children. Recommendations on the management of paracetamol poisoning have been categorised into "acute overdose" and "staggered overdose, uncertain time...
CHANGES to the criteria that define paracetamol overdose have been made in the latest online update to the British National Formulary and the BNF for Children. Recommendations on the management of paracetamol poisoning have been categorised into "acute overdose" and "staggered overdose, uncertain time...
CONCLUSION: Children on the medical wards were prescribed paracetamol following age banded dosing as per BNF-C, whereas surgical wards were more likely to dose by weight following the Trust Pain Manual.The Trust Pain Manual differs from the BNF-C and recommends a maximum daily dose of 80mg/kg...