You receive a call for an unresponsive person. Law enforceme…
You receive a call for an unresponsive person. Law enforcement arrives at the scene before you and advises that the scene is secure. When you arrive, you find the patient, a young man, lying supine on the floor of his poorly kept apartment. He is unresponsive and his breathing is slow and shallow. One of the police officers recognizes the patient as a known intravenous drug abuser. During your care of this patient, you should: