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HardEmergencyParacetamol overdoseuk-plab-1

A 25-year-old woman takes 40 tablets of 500 mg paracetamol (20 g) 4 hours ago in a suicide attempt. She presents to A&E alert and haemodynamically stable. According to UK guidance, what is the most appropriate immediate management?

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