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You are summoned to the scene of a suspected cocaine overdose. The patient has been subdued and restrained with handcuffs by police on scene. The patient is sweating profusely, extremely agitated, and screaming profanities loudly. Vital signs reveal tachycardia, tachypnea, and hypertension. The MOST appropriate treatment for this patient is:

a. To ensure safety, allow the police to transport the patient as there is no antidote for cocaine overdose b. Have the police remove the handcuffs, initiate an intravenous line and give 5–10 mg diazepam IVP c. Administer flumazenil to reverse the effects of the cocaine d. Administer diazepam 5–10 mg intramuscularly to the patient

You have been called for a patient who has overdosed on drugs and alcohol. The patient is responsive to painful stimuli and is breathing shallowly at eight times per minute, but exhibits no cyanosis. You should recognize and do which one of the following?

A) Inadequate breathing; administer oxygen at 15 lpm through a nonrebreather facemask. B) Adequate breathing; administer oxygen at 15 lpm through a nonrebreather facemask. C) Adequate breathing; initiate positive pressure ventilation with supplemental oxygen. D) Inadequate respirations; start positive pressure ventilation with supplemental oxygen.