After helping his father in the yard, a 14-year-old boy complains of weakness and feels like his muscles are twitching. He begins to drool, and then collapses in a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Upon the arrival of EMS, his heart rate is found to be 40 beats per minute and his pupils are pinpoint. For the most likely toxic substance involved in the cases above, select the appropriate treatment
After helping his father in the yard, a 14-year-old boy complains of weakness and feels like his muscles are twitching. He begins to drool, and then collapses in a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Upon the arrival of EMS, his heart rate is found to be 40 beats per minute and his pupils are pinpoint. For the most likely toxic substance involved in the cases above, select the appropriate treatment
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After helping his father in the yard, a 14-year-old boy complains of weakness and feels like his muscles are twitching. He begins to drool, and then collapses in a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Upon the arrival of EMS, his heart rate is found to be 40 beats per minute and his pupils are pinpoint. For the most likely toxic substance involved in the cases above, select the appropriate treatment
β Correct Answer: A. Atropine and pralidoxime (2-PAM)
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