Understanding of overdoses with narcotic drugs

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You are responding to a drug-related emergency. While en route, the dispatcher informs you that the patient has overdosed on an unspecified narcotic. Which of the following statements made to your partner indicates an understanding of overdoses with narcotic drugs? Select one: a. "When performing the primary assessment, we need to be alert for respiratory depression." b. "We need to look at the pupils. If they are dilated, the patient has indeed taken a narcotic." c. "If the patient is conscious, we will have to ask about chest pain since narcotics can increase the heart's workload." d. "We will have to be careful because narcotic overdoses can cause hallucinations, and the patient may be violent."

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