A 29-year-old man is found unconscious with pinpoint pupils and respiratory rate 6/min after suspected heroin use in a downtown alley. According to op...

Question

A 29-year-old man is found unconscious with pinpoint pupils and respiratory rate 6/min after suspected heroin use in a downtown alley. According to opioid overdose management principles, what is the most appropriate immediate intervention?

Accepted Answer

Administer naloxone and support airway and ventilation

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Give flumazenil intravenously

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Induce vomiting with ipecac syrup

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Observe without intervention until he awakens

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Start high-dose intravenous acetaminophen

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Opioid overdose

A 29-year-old man is found unconscious with pinpoint pupils and respiratory rate 6/min after suspected heroin use in a downtown alley. According to opioid overdose management principles, what is the most appropriate immediate intervention?