WHY WON’T HE WAKE UP?  by Jim Augustine, MD, FACEP
Altered LOC, decreased respirations & pinpoint pupils provide clues to a medication mishap
 
Initial Assessment
 
     Attack One responds to a residence for a “man down.” In the front room of a small boarding house, they find a 40-year-old male in a bed. “I can’t wake him up,” the [...]

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