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Originally Posted by Conciliator

A drug called dantrolene has successfully been used to treat DNP overdose. It doesn't prevent DNP from producing heat, but it does allow the body to release heat more quickly by causing muscle relaxation. This lowers body temperature and prevents a harmful fever.

In the case where it was used successfull, the subject's temperature went from 108 to 104 after using "cooling blankets, fans, and tepid water soaks". However, after dantrolene administration, it went from 104 to 100.8 within only 20 minutes. They then kept it under 100.4 by admniistering dantrolene for the next 12 hours. The subject subsequently recovered and was released.

So to answer your question, yes, it's very likely the hospital could have done something to save her. That doesn't necessarily mean that everyone who overdoses will recover by taking dantrolene, but that dantrolene appears to be a viable treatment for DNP overdose.

Hope that helps,
Conciliator

Not dropping 1000mg in a day also helps.