Title: Demonstrate the assessment and management of patients suspected of suffering from poisoning.
Course: Emergency Medical Technician II (14055-II) > Section: Managing Medical Emergencies

Demonstration should include the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of

- carbon monoxide poisoning
- nerve agents poisoning
- inhaled poisons
- ingested poisons
- injected poisons
- absorbed poisons
- alcohol intoxication and withdrawal
- opiate overdose.

Demonstration also includes identifying how and when to contact a poison control center and knowing the antidotes for specific poisons.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is a poison?
- What are the two main types of food poisoning?
- What clues at the scene would help an EMT identify the cause of a patient’s illness?
- What is the most commonly abused drug in the United States?