Following the injection of 1.8ml of 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine, a nervous 22 year old male with well controlled insulin dependent diabetes states that he feels dizzy and weak. Beads of sweat have accumulated on his forehead and upper lip. He is quite pale. The initial management of this patient is to
elevate the patient's legs and administer 100% oxygen.
call 911 and begin CPR.
administer diphenhydramine 50mg.
administer epinephrine 0.5mg
administer glucagon 1.0mg.
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