ACETAMINOPHEN OVERDOSE AS A SUICIDAL GESTURE - A SURVEY OF ADOLESCENTS KNOWLEDGE OF ITS POTENTIAL FOR TOXICITY
ACETAMINOPHEN OVERDOSE AS A SUICIDAL GESTURE - A SURVEY OF ADOLESCENTS KNOWLEDGE OF ITS POTENTIAL FOR TOXICITY
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DOI：
10.1097/00004583-199207000-00016
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发表时间：
1992-07-01
影响因子：
13.3
通讯作者：
MORENO, A
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作者：
MYERS, WC;OTTO, TA;MORENO, A
对乙酰氨基酚是一种流行的非处方止痛药，青少年在自杀时经常过量服用。作者假设，大多数青少年对过量服用对乙酰氨基酚的毒性和致命潜力一无所知。一页，12个项目的问卷调查，169名高中学生，以评估他们的看法和知识在这方面。只有22%的样本低估了对乙酰氨基酚造成伤害所需的剂量，而40.5%的样本低估了过量服用对乙酰氨基酚的潜在致命性。此外，17%的样本不相信一个人摄入足够的对乙酰氨基酚会导致死亡。缺乏对乙酰氨基酚的潜在危害性的了解，其广泛的可用性，以及缺乏肝毒性的早期症状，使得这种药物对那些在parasuicidal行为中过量服用的青少年非常危险。
Acetaminophen is a popular nonprescription analgesic that is often taken in overdose by adolescents during suicidal gestures. The authors hypothesized that most adolescents are naive about the toxic and lethal potential of acetaminophen in overdose. A one-page, 12-item questionnaire was administered to 169 high school students to evaluate their perceptions and knowledge in this area. Whereas only 22% of the sample underestimated the dose of acetaminophen necessary to cause harm, 40.5% underestimated the potential lethality of acetaminophen in overdose. Moreover, 17% of the sample did not believe one could ingest enough acetaminophen to cause death. The lack of knowledge about acetaminophen's potential dangerousness, its widespread availability, and an absence of early symptoms of hepatotoxicity make this medication highly dangerous to those adolescents who take it in overdose during parasuicidal behavior.