The nurse is the first responder to a 3-year-old male who is with his mother, having recently ingested a large quantity of household cleaner. The patient is unconscious but is hemodynamically stable and breathing. An ambulance has already been called. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

Attempt to document the type and quantity of cleaner the patient ingested. Documenting the type and amount of household cleaner ingested will be helpful for emergency medical services and emergency department management. Since the child is unconscious, it is not safe to try to provide oral hydration or to induce vomiting. Even if the child was conscious or regains consciousness, it is not safe to induce vomiting for certain ingested substances (e.g. caustic agents); the process of moving the substance back through the esophagus and upper airway is more harmful than allowing the substance to remain in the stomach.

The nurse is the first responder to a 3-year-old male who is with...

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