
A small child has swallowed two unknown tablets. How would you manage this problem in the emergency department?
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A small child has swallowed two unknown tablets. How would you manage this problem in the emergency department?

“Code Black” in Cubicle 23. The doctor stood impassively before the wildly agitated “speeding” patient. She was ranting and gesticulating aggressively, with eyes wide and teeth flashing. Unsurprisingly, words alone did nothing to calm her down. The doctor, in a matter-of-fact tone, told her that if she didn’t cooperate she would be sedated against her [...]
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