You are dispatched to a movie theater for a 39-year-old female with signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction. As you are assessing her, she pulls an epinephrine auto-injector out of her purse and hands it to you. After confirming the drug's name and expiration date, you should:

A. administer the drug. B. contact medical control. C. ask her if she takes other medications. D. request an ALS ambulance to administer the drug.

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Biology

Adonis Burns

16 July, 10:52

You are dispatched to a movie theater for a 39-year-old female with signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction. As you are assessing her, she pulls an epinephrine auto-injector out of her purse and hands it to you. After confirming the drug's name and expiration date, you should:

A. administer the drug. B. contact medical control. C. ask her if she takes other medications. D. request an ALS ambulance to administer the drug.

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Yareli Osborn · Answer 1

Answer:B. contact medical control

Explanation: it is always a good idea to have professional individual instruct you on emergency injections because you may not know the person medical history or how to correctly inject them.