A 30-year-old man is brought to the emergency department unconscious with shallow breathing and pinpoint pupils after being found with empty heroin pa...

Question

A 30-year-old man is brought to the emergency department unconscious with shallow breathing and pinpoint pupils after being found with empty heroin packets. What is the most appropriate immediate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Administer naloxone and support airway and ventilation

Answer

Give flumazenil intravenously

Answer

Start high-dose morphine infusion

Answer

Give activated charcoal only

Answer

Observe without intervention as he will likely wake up

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Opioid overdose

A 30-year-old man is brought to the emergency department unconscious with shallow breathing and pinpoint pupils after being found with empty heroin packets. What is the most appropriate immediate treatment?