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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Medical

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When treating a patient with a suspected narcotic overdose, which of the following is a major complication?

Bleeding
Respiratory arrest
Heart attack
Arrhythmia

Explanation

Answer: B - The major complication with narcotics overdose is respiratory arrest. Narcotics are a central nervous system depressant and ultimately decrease your bodies’ respiratory drive. When a patient overdoses on narcotics they will present with shallow, slow respirations and can decrease into respiratory arrest easily.

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