Your patient is a two-year-old male who has ingested approximately 30 tablets of children's chewable acetaminophen tablets anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes before your arrival. He is awake and appears stable, but he is intermittently crying. You have a 20-minute transport time to the hospital. The child weighs 18 pounds. Which of the following would be the best prehospital treatment option for this
child?
A) Magnesium citrate, po
B) Syrup of ipecac followed by 16 ounces of water; if vomiting ensues, follow with activated charcoal in a slurry with sorbitol
C) Insertion of an orogastric tube, lavage with tap water until return is clear
D) Activated charcoal mixed in a slurry with sorbitol
D
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