Safety and Infection Control Q 5

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A parent calls the pediatric clinic and is frantic about the bottle of cleaning fluid her child drank for 20 minutes. Which of the following is the most important instruction the nurse can give the parent?

  

     A. This too shall pass

     B. Take the child immediately to the ER

     C. Contact the Poison Control Center quickly

     D. Give the child syrup of ipecac

    

    

Correct Answer: C. Contact the Poison Control Center quickly.

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The poison control center will have an exact plan of action for this child.

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Option A: Ingestion of a chemical is an emergency and should not be delayed.

Option B: Taking the client to the ER may be correct, however, they will still have to contact the Poison Control Center.

Option D: It should not be given to someone who swallowed chemicals that cause burns on contact or medicines that can cause seizures very quickly. It can be dangerous to people with some types of medical problems. When such poisoning victims got Ipecac anyway, they developed serious complications or even died.

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