In addition to determining potential toxicity based on the type of agent, poison control centers are able to:
A) refer the patient to a specialist.
B) determine whether transport is needed.
C) guide the paramedic in starting definitive treatment in the field.
D) give the paramedic documentation advice.
C
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Your patient is a 16-year-old male who attempted suicide. He is unconscious and apneic, lying supine on a garage floor. The family states that they found the patient unconscious in the front seat of a car that was running in an enclosed garage. HR = 70, BP = 100/60, RR = 0. In addition to an IV of normal saline, which of the following is the most appropriate action?
A) Intubate, remove the patient from the garage, and transport to a hospital with a hyperbaric chamber. B) Remove the patient from the garage, initiate BVM ventilations with 100 percent oxygen, intubate, and transport to a hospital with a hyperbaric chamber. C) Remove the patient from the garage, initiate BVM ventilations with 100 percent oxygen, intubate, and transport to the nearest facility. D) Remove the patient from the garage, intubate, and transport to the nearest hospital.
A patient who is unconscious should be given inhalants to try to wake her up
Indicate whether the statement is true or false