A 22-year-old man collapses at a music festival after taking MDMA. He is agitated, confused, sweating profusely with a temperature of 40.2°C and tachy...

Question

A 22-year-old man collapses at a music festival after taking MDMA. He is agitated, confused, sweating profusely with a temperature of 40.2°C and tachycardia. What is the most appropriate immediate management priority?

Accepted Answer

Rapid cooling measures and benzodiazepines for agitation

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Administer antipsychotics to control agitation

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Withhold fluids to prevent hyponatraemia

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Give paracetamol to reduce fever

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Delay treatment until a CT brain is obtained

au-acem MCQ (SBA): MDMA toxicity and hyperthermia

A 22-year-old man collapses at a music festival after taking MDMA. He is agitated, confused, sweating profusely with a temperature of 40.2°C and tachycardia. What is the most appropriate immediate management priority?