Question

A 4-year-old girl ingested a bottle of aspirin approximately 30 minutes ago. She is conscious and alert but complains that her stomach hurts. The child's mother tells you that she does not think her daughter ingested anything else. The poison control center will MOST likely request that you ______

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer is the administration of about 12.5 grams of activated charcoal.

Explanation:

The  activated charcoal is administered during emergency treatment of some kinds of poisoning. This will prevent the poisonings from being absorbed from the stomach into the body.

In some cases, a large amount of dose of activated charcoal may be required to treat poisoning that is severe.

It is administered after the powdery form of the activated charcoal is mixed with liquid.