You Are Caring for a Client Who Only Minutes After

question 18

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a client who only minutes after exposure to a vesicant developed blisters on the skin. Should you use dimercaprol?

• A) Yes, it is effective against all kind of vesicants.
• B) No, it is not effective against sulfur mustard.
• C) Yes, it is the only antidote for lewisite.
• D) No, it only acts against mustard gas and not lewisite.

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A neurotransmitter in the central and peripheral nervous system, involved in muscle activation, memory formation, and learning.