Questions: Your adult patient is in respiratory arrest due to an opioid overdose. The team is delivering 1 ventilation every 6 seconds. You administered the recommended dose of naloxone: 2 mg IN. How often may this dose be repeated? Every 7 to 9 minutes as needed Every 10 to 15 minutes as needed Every 4 to 6 minutes as needed Every 2 to 3 minutes as needed

Your adult patient is in respiratory arrest due to an opioid overdose. The team is delivering 1 ventilation every 6 seconds. You administered the recommended dose of naloxone: 2 mg IN. How often may this dose be repeated?

Every 7 to 9 minutes as needed

Every 10 to 15 minutes as needed

Every 4 to 6 minutes as needed

Every 2 to 3 minutes as needed
Transcript text: Your adult patient is in respiratory arrest due to an opioid overdose. The team is delivering 1 ventilation every 6 seconds. You administered the recommended dose of naloxone: 2 mg IN. How often may this dose be repeated? Every 7 to 9 minutes as needed Every 10 to 15 minutes as needed Every 4 to 6 minutes as needed Every 2 to 3 minutes as needed
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The answer is the last one: Every 2 to 3 minutes as needed.

Explanation for each option:

  1. Every 7 to 9 minutes as needed: This interval is too long for naloxone administration in an emergency situation where rapid reversal of opioid effects is critical.

  2. Every 10 to 15 minutes as needed: Similar to the first option, this interval is also too long and not recommended for the urgent reversal of opioid overdose.

  3. Every 4 to 6 minutes as needed: While this is closer to the correct interval, it is still not the most recommended frequency for naloxone administration in an emergency.

  4. Every 2 to 3 minutes as needed: This is the correct answer. In cases of opioid overdose, naloxone can be administered every 2 to 3 minutes as needed to reverse the effects of the opioid and restore normal respiration.

Summary: In the context of an opioid overdose with respiratory arrest, naloxone should be administered every 2 to 3 minutes as needed to effectively reverse the opioid effects and support the patient's breathing.

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