Question 210 · LEK · Opioids

A 40-year-old male patient has lost consciousness.The patient is unconscious at the time of arrival of an RRT (Rapid Response Team), takes 6 breaths per minute, and occasionally falls into apnea, pulse 120/min, saturation 78%, the pupils are constricted. What do you need to do first?

A. start to ventilate the patient with oxygen, intubate the patient, administer naloxone.
B. administer atropine to dilate the pupils.
C. pump the stomach.
D. administer naloxone, do not ventilate the patient.
E. administer 500 ml of BMES intravenously.

Hint

Severe hypoxaemia with bradypnoea must be addressed through airway and breathing before or alongside any antidote.

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A 40-year-old male patient has lost consciousness.The patient is unconscious at the time of arrival of an RRT (Rapid Response Team), takes 6 breaths per minute, and occasionally falls into apnea, pulse 120/min, saturation 78%, the pupils are constricted. What do you need to do first?

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