A woman has called 911 after not being able to wake her eigh…
A woman has called 911 after not being able to wake her eight-year-old son. Upon arrival, the mother tells you that her son is a diabetic, and that his diabetic alert dog awoke her in the night indicating the child’s blood sugar was low. The patient will only respond to painful stimuli. You perform a blood glucose check and find that your glucometer reads 28 mg/dL. You should: