Table 2.

Details of gastric lavage procedure performed

Patient	GCS at start	Consent Taken?	Done by	Restrained by people/ number ?	Tied to trolley?	Airway preserved?	Monitor in place? (Cardiac/ Sats?)	Activated charcoal given first?	Liquid used	Volume/ cycle	No of cycles	Patient gagging/ coughing	Length of procedure
1	15	No	Att	Yes – 6	Yes	No	No	No	HCO3	Large*	3	Yes	15min**
2	15	No	Att	Yes - 2	Yes	No	No	No	HCO3	Large*	5	Yes	40min
3	15	No	N	Yes - 8	No	No	No	No	HCO3	Large*	5	Yes	60min
4	6	No	N	Yes - 2	Yes	No	No	No	HCO3	1 litre	1	No	10min
5	12	No	N	Yes - 5	No	No	Yes - C	No	HCO3	NR	NR	Yes	10min**
6	14	No	N	No	No	No	No	No	HCO3	200ml	14	Yes	25min
7	15	Yes	N	No	No	No	No	No	HCO3	200ml	14	Yes	10min
8	8	No	N	No	No	No (failed ETT)	No	No	water	600- 800ml	8	No	30min
9	15	No	N	Yes - 4	No	No	No	No	water	1 litre	3	Yes	15min
10	14	No	N	Yes - 1	Yes	No	No	No	HCO3	2 litres	5	Yes	30min
11	4	No	N	No	No	No	No	No	HCO3	1.4 litres	5	No	15min
12	13	No	N	Yes - 3	Yes	No	No	No	HCO3	2 litres	20	Yes	45min
13	13	No	N	Yes - 2	Yes	No	No	No	water	1.4 litres	2	Yes	15min**
14	5	No	N	Yes - 2	Yes	No (failed ETT)	No	No	water	1.4 litres	4	Yes	30min

^*no attempt was made to measure the amount of fluid given – it was poured from a jug into a 30G large bore tube. Pouring stopped when fluid was vomited back around the lavage tube.

^**procedure abandoned due to complication