A? 19-year-old male has ingested fifty 325 mg aspirin tablets 20 minutes before your arrival. He is alert and complaining of burning abdominal pain. Which of the following is appropriate in the prehospital management of this? patient?

A) Syrup of ipecac
B) Activated charcoal
C) Sodium bicarbonate
D) N-acetylcysteine


B) Activated charcoal

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A) 1, 2, 3, and 5 B) 2, 4, and 5 C) 1, 2, 4, and 5 D) 1, 3, and 4

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Any respiratory difficulty or airway problem in a pediatric patient should be considered:

A) a low priority situation. B) manageable without a higher level of care. C) a life-threatening emergency. D) easily correctable with oxygen.

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Which of the following would be most typical of a patient suffering from diverticulitis?

A) Dark, tarry stools B) Diffuse abdominal pain C) Left lower quadrant pain D) Inability to have a bowel movement

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Ligaments inside the knee that connect the anterior intercondylar surface of the tibia to the posterior medial surface of the lateral femoral condyle and restricts anterior displacement of the tibia

What will be an ideal response?

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