An alert child is brought to the emergency department after ingesting gasoline. The nurse will prepare to administer which treatment to minimize poison absorption in this child?
a. Activated charcoal
b. Chelation therapy
c. Gastric lavage with aspiration
d. Whole bowel irrigation
A
Treatment with activated charcoal is a preferred method for removing ingested poisons from the GI tract. Chelation therapy is used to bind with substances in the blood. Gastric lavage should not be used with hydrocarbon ingestion due to high aspiration risk. Whole bowel irrigation is used for ingestion of iron, lithium, and lead.
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