A 22-year-old man is brought by friends to the emergency department after taking multiple unknown pills at a party. He is drowsy but arousable, with s...

Question

A 22-year-old man is brought by friends to the emergency department after taking multiple unknown pills at a party. He is drowsy but arousable, with stable vital signs. Which initial step in management is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Obtain a focused history, assess airway, breathing, and circulation, check point-of-care glucose, and perform a brief targeted examination

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Send him for immediate CT head without assessment

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Give naloxone, flumazenil, and physostigmine empirically

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Discharge him to his friends once he appears calmer

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Start haemodialysis immediately

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Undifferentiated overdose - initial assessment

A 22-year-old man is brought by friends to the emergency department after taking multiple unknown pills at a party. He is drowsy but arousable, with stable vital signs. Which initial step in management is most appropriate?