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HardEmergencyTricyclic antidepressant overdoseau-acemau-amc

A 30-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after ingesting an unknown quantity of tricyclic antidepressant tablets in a suicide attempt 1 hour earlier. ECG shows a QRS duration of 140 ms and a terminal R wave in lead aVR. Blood pressure is 90/60 mmHg. What is the most appropriate immediate treatment?

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