List the signs and symptoms of cocaine toxicity and the appropriate treatment for this condition
What will be an ideal response?
Signs and symptoms:
• Anxiety
• Agitation
• Hyperthermia
• Chest pain
• Tachycardia
• Hypertension
• Arrhythmias
• Dyspnea
• Seizures
• Hallucinations
• Cerebral hemorrhage
• Ventricular fibrillation
• MI
• CVA
Treatment:
• Contact EMS
• BLS
• Monitor vital signs frequently
• External cooling measures
• Can administer a benzodiazepine to control agitation
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