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Question 1

What do you give to treat Opiate overdose

Answer 1

IV Naloxone

Question 2

What do you give to treat paracetamol over dose after 1 hour

Answer 2

Antiemetic

Question 3

What do you give to treat paracetamol over dose WITHIN 1 hour of the patient taking the tablets?

Answer 3

Activated Charcoal and Gastric Lavage

Question 4

When would you use Steri strips for wound management

Answer 4

When the skin is very thin- e.g Shin

Question 5

What would you use for a laceration in the mouth

Answer 5

Absorpable sutures such as Vicryl

Question 6

When would you use staples for wound management

Answer 6

Scalp lacerations

Question 7

What is the initial treatment for Anaphalaxis?

Answer 7

IM (0.5-1mL of 1 :1000 dilution) Adrenaline not IV adrenaline as that could cause cardiac problems

Question 8

2nd line treatment for anaphalaxis?

Answer 8

20mg of intravenous chlorphenamine and 100 mg of IV hydrocortisone is only given after adrenaline therapy and fluid challenges.