How this exercise works
Read the scenario and decide whether you should assist the patient with their prescribed or protocol medication, withhold it, or monitor only. Choose the safest option.
Fundamental concept
When EMT-Basics may help patients self-administer prescribed or protocol-authorized medications versus when to withhold and transport.
Read: Assisting Patients With Prescribed Medications →Scenario
52-year-old diabetic, glucose 58 mg/dL, anxious and tremulous, awake and able to swallow. Should you assist with oral glucose?
Oral Glucose
52-year-old diabetic, glucose 58 mg/dL, anxious and tremulous, awake and able to swallow. Should you assist with oral glucose?
Should you assist with this medication per protocol?
