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Veterinary Technician

Category - Critical Care

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A client brings in a dog that has potentially ingested ethylene glycol within the past 45 minutes. What form of decontamination should the technician use in treatment of this ingestion?
  1. Activated charcoal
  2. Ocular irrigation
  3. Enema
  4. Enterogastric lavage
Explanation
Answer: A - If a client brought in a dog that had potentially ingested ethylene glycol within the past 45 minutes, the technician should decontaminate with activated charcoal. The charcoal is only effective with the first 1-3 hours after ingestion. Gastric lavage can also be effective with ethylene glycol toxicity, but only in the first few hours after ingestion.
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