No long term complications if he recovers from this, which he should if the timing is correct. There's only 2 ways these go 1) liver failure or 2) complete recovery. He should be early enough in his overdose to be treated.
My son (19M) 6'1" 210lbs who lives approx. 2 hours away at university. No relevant health history besides depression. No routine meds. Doesn't smoke or drink. Yesterday, around 18:00 apparently, he took 50 500mg acetaminophen tablets in a suicide attempt. I was notified at around 02:00 this morning by my ex-wife. I immediately called 911 and notified them of the situation. Ultimately he was taken to the ER a little after 03:00. I have been unable to speak with him due to being Baker Acted. My ex-wife was able to find out that they'd given him something to induce vomiting. My question is roughly 9 hours after ingestion he should definitely be receiving Acetadote, right? I'm not saying that he he isn't, but it wasn't mentioned apparently. It has been quite sometime since I've worked in critical care (RN), but we would have definitely put him on Acetadote. Am I safe in assuming this is the case? Also, in an otherwise healthy young man, what, if any, longterm complications might we be looking at? Thanks in advance for any help.