Question

A 34-year-old man is found unresponsive with pinpoint pupils and a respiratory rate of 6/min in a downtown alley. Paramedics suspect an opioid overdose. What is the most appropriate immediate intervention?

Accepted Answer

Administer intramuscular naloxone

Answer

Administer intravenous Adrenaline

Answer

Administer flumazenil

Answer

Provide only oxygen via nasal cannula and transport

Answer

Perform gastric lavage

Practice question

A 34-year-old man is found unresponsive with pinpoint pupils and a respiratory rate of 6/min in a downtown alley. Paramedics suspect an opioid overdose. What is the most appropriate immediate intervention?