Following a large wedding that occurred the previous night, health authorities announce that some of the food was contaminated with Salmonella. Consequently, your EMS service receives notice that it may receive a significant number of calls involving food poisoning. A new EMT asks you how to treat patients with food poisoning. What is your best response?
A) "After assessing the patient, the administration of activated charcoal can be effective if there are no obvious contraindications."
B) "The primary role of EMS in this situation is just to transport the patient to the hospital."
C) "If the patient has a fever, we can administer a medication to make him vomit so as to get the food out of his system."
D) "You should treat the patient based on his signs and symptoms, just like a patient who ingested any other poison."
D) "You should treat the patient based on his signs and symptoms, just like a patient who ingested any other poison."
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