Following a large wedding, health authorities announce that some of the food was contaminated with salmonella. Consequently, your EMS service receives notice that there may be a significant number of calls involving food poisoning. A new AEMT asks you how to treat those with food poisoning. You would reply:
A) "You should treat the patient based on his signs and symptoms, just like any other ingested poison."
B) "After assessing the patient, the administration of activated charcoal can be effective if there are no obvious contraindications."
C) "The primary role of EMS in this situation is merely to transport to the hospital."
D) "If the patient has a fever, we can administer a medication to make him vomit to get the food out of his system."
Answer: A
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