Poisoning and Overdose
Thousands of children are poisoned every year as they explore their environments. Many adults overdose on medication, either accidentally or deliberately. Individuals can be inadvertently poisoned in their homes by any number of chemical hazards. Accidental and incidental exposures can present in a distinctive manner, but also very well hidden in plain sight. With early prehospital management, the vast majority of these patients have better outcomes. This course highlights how poisons enter the body and the emergency care of poisoning or overdose. In some cases, emergency care may include antidotes, decontamination, or copious flushing of the areas involved, and in other cases the administration of activated charcoal for patients with poisoning or overdose toxins that need to be sequestered from moving further into the gastrointestinal tract.
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Course Details
Continuing Education
- Accreditation: CAPCE
- CAPCE Course ID: 2336142
- CAPCE Course Number: 6122
- CAPE CEH Category: Basic
Frequently Asked Questions
What operational challenges does this course address?
This course addresses differential assessment, symptom recognition, treatment prioritization, monitoring, patient communication, and prehospital medical management related to Poisoning and Overdose. Thousands of children are poisoned every year as they explore their environments.
What real-world situations or incidents is this training designed to prepare personnel for?
The training is designed to prepare personnel for real-world medical calls requiring timely recognition, assessment, and treatment decisions associated with Poisoning and Overdose. Thousands of children are poisoned every year as they explore their environments.
What safety or compliance concerns does this course help organizations address?
This course helps organizations address medication safety, protocol adherence, contraindication awareness, documentation quality, and patient-safety risk tied to Poisoning and Overdose. It supports stronger awareness, more consistent practices, and better day-to-day decision-making in prehospital care.
Which personnel or departments would benefit most from this training?
This training is most relevant for EMTs and first responders (with added value for paramedics reinforcing foundational skills), as well as EMS providers, assessing and managing medical patients in the prehospital setting, along with EMS agencies seeking to strengthen knowledge, consistency, and role-specific readiness connected to Poisoning and Overdose.
How can this course support department readiness, consistency, or professional development?
This course can support EMS readiness and professional development by supporting more consistent coaching, decision-making, and professional growth for EMS personnel and supervisors related to Poisoning and Overdose.
How does this course fit into a broader training program?
This course fits well within a broader training program focused on medical emergency assessment, clinical decision-making, prehospital treatment, and continuing EMS education. It can be used to support onboarding, refresher training, continuing education, and more consistent performance across EMS teams.
