Toxic Alcohols - Down and Out
Created Feb 2017
Contact Information
Developed by: Dr. J. Reid
Developed for: Interior Health
Submitted by: CHolmes
Contact Email: simulation@interiorhealth.ca
Peer Reviewed: <strong>No</strong> (Has not been peer reviewed or the information will be provided later)
Scenario Information
Case Summary:
30s-40s year-old unknown male was found in a back alley with GCS of 3.
Target Learning Groups:
Physicians, Nursing, Interprofessional Team
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Proposed Setting:
Emergency Department
Educational Goals:
Identify the complex differential diagnosis for altered LOC and initiate appropriate workup.
Identify the need for airway protection in the severely altered patient and demonstrate a safe approach to intubating.
Recognize the presence of severe acidosis with an anion gap and osmolar gap as possibly caused by toxic alcohols and initiate appropriate investigations/treatment.
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