A woman has called 911 after not being able to wake her eight-year-old son. Upon arrival, the mother tells you that her son is a diabetic, and that his diabetic alert dog awoke her in the night indicating the child's blood sugar was low. You perform a blood glucose check and find that your glucometer reads 28 mg/dL. You should:

A) administer IV dextrose at 30% concentration.
B) administer 1 mg of IV glucagon.
C) administer 1 mg of IM glucagon.
D) administer IV dextrose at 25% concentration.


D

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What will be an ideal response?

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The EMS vehicle fleet is largely exempt from the ____, the minimum safety performance requirements for motor vehicles.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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