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
Immunization with a vaccine. A healthcare professional is injecting a vaccine into the patient’s arm
Building competency in patient centered care
Caring for a patient on isolation precautions
Medicinal leeches on a patient’s neck. Today leeches are sometimes used in microsurgery to prevent b