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HardEmergencyCalcium channel blocker overdose - decontaminationca-mccqe1ca-rcpsc-em

A 30-year-old man presents to the emergency department after ingesting an unknown quantity of sustained-release calcium channel blocker tablets in a suicide attempt 1 hour ago. He is currently haemodynamically stable. According to toxicology principles applied in Canadian emergency medicine, what is the most appropriate initial management step?

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