Patient awake with liver failure after medication overdose, Arcadia SC
Emergency responders attended a patient near Temple St who was awake and breathing but experiencing liver failure caused by taking too much medication a few days earlier. The patient's sodium levels dropped but have since normalized. Antibiotics are being administered.
Audio|Source: Spartanburg City County Public Safety
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of near Temple St Southwest, I was able to make contact with someone on the scene, advised the patient is awake and breathing at this time.
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He is in liver failure.
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He took too much of his LASIC 5 days ago, which dropped his sodium, has come back up since then.
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It is usually pretty low. He is on the antibiotic for that at this time.
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