Your patient is a 19-year-old male who ingested thirty 500 mg tablets of Tylenol 25 minutes ago. Police officers on the scene are requesting that you check him out before they transport him for psychiatric evaluation. The patient denies ingesting other drugs or alcohol and has no complaints. HR = 94, BP = 116/74, RR = 12, SaO2 = 98. Which of the following would be most appropriate?
A) Release the patient to law enforcement custody
B) Transport to the emergency department and administer activated charcoal
C) Transport to the emergency department and administer sodium bicarbonate
D) Transport to the emergency department and start an IV of normal saline
Question 2
Which of the following is a function of the rehabilitation sector in a hazardous materials incident?
A) Taking baseline vital signs before rescuers enter the operations area
B) Providing for hydration of rescue crews
C) Performing medical assessment of rescue crews
D) All of the above
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
Client on IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
Stereotaxic Surgery on a Human Patient
Koplik spots in the mouth of a patient with measles.
G-banded karyotype of a normal human male