SAQ 618 – Paediatrics – gamma-hydroxybutyrate ingestion

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A 14-year-old boy is brought to your emergency department by friends who say he ingested gamma-hydroxybutyrate one hour earlier with no co-ingestants. His vital signs are shown below.

Observation Result
HR 50 bpm
BP 85/60 mmHg
RR 16 /min
O2 saturation 98% room air
Temperature 36.2 degrees C
GCS 7 (E2 V1 M4)

List four (4) important complications of this overdose.

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State four (4) immediate management priorities.

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Ten hours later his GCS is 14 and he is unsteady but wants to leave. List four (4) interventions to manage this scenario.

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Total Score: 0 / 12

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