Appropriate prehospital treatment for a patient who has overdosed on a stimulant and is excessively tachycardic and violent includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
A) IM haloperidol.
B) beta-adrenergic antagonists.
C) benzodiazepines if seizures occur.
D) fluid boluses if hypotension occurs.
Ans: B) beta-adrenergic antagonists.
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