Reference no: EM133444182

Question: You are working in the emergency room when an elderly lady runs in with a child in her arms. The child is awake but drowsy and not talking. The lady states she was babysitting her 3-year-old -grandson when she noticed he was quiet. When she went to check on him, she found him on the bathroom floor with empty vitamin and medication bottles beside him. She said she grabbed her grandson and drove the 10km to the hospital. When you asked what the medication was, she stated she did not know because they were her deceased husbands' old medications. As you are directing the grandmother to the trauma room, she informs you she made the boy vomit by sticking her fingers down his throat.

B. What is the child at risk for because vomiting was induced? What are the signs and symptoms?

C. List 2 priority nursing assessments and explain how they are done.