Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
After barbiturate overdose, is it possible to be revived with a defibrillator?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Probably not ...: As overdoses with barbituates, sedatives, or benzodiazepines generally cause profound respiratory depression.
Answered 5/22/2015
4.2k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
How does cold water affect someone with a defibrillator?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What prescription drugs are barbiturates in and why are they banned in some countries?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What are some sleeping medicines in the 90s that would have contained barbiturates or still do. ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What is the use of automated external defibrillators?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Could barbiturate use cause tolerance to other sedatives?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Defibrillators are often mistaken for being responsible for reviving a person. But, what can revive a person after they have died or "flatlined" ?
I was recently hospitalized for a barbiturate overdose. I was in a coma on a ventilator. After I woke up I went to a rehab hospital a few weeks later. The doctor there gave me restoril for sleep. Could it make me hypoxic in my current condition?
What will my body undergo if I go cold turkey on barbiturates?
Will someone live forever if he has a internal defibrillator now?
What amount shocks does it usually take for defibrillator to work?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
