The recommended dose and method for administering naloxone to a patient who overdosed on a narcotic and is unresponsive and hypoventilating is:
A) 0.1 mg/kg rapidly until the patient's respirations improve.
B) 0.4 to 2 mg rapidly until the patient regains consciousness.
C) 5 to 10 mg via the endotracheal tube until the pupils dilate.
D) 2 mg injected slowly until the patient's respirations improve.
Ans: D) 2 mg injected slowly until the patient's respirations improve.
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