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You are a new EMT in a very busy urban EMS system. Before joining this​ agency, you worked as a volunteer in a rural EMS​ system, where you did not experience many EMS calls. You are working with a seasoned EMT when you are requested to respond to a residential home for an unresponsive​ 13-year-old male patient. Upon your​ arrival, the family escorts you into the​ garage, where the boy is being cradled by his crying mother. The boy is unresponsive. As you draw nearer to the​ boy, your partner says to​ you, "Hey, you smell that moth ball​ smell? I know what might be going​ on." Given your​ partner's statement, how might the odor be related to the​ patient's condition?

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Mothballs can be dangerous to children

Explanation:

Mothballs may contain naphthalene which can cause red blood cells to rupture and cause hemolytic (blood-breaking) anemia. Children are at the highest risk of this condition because they can receive a higher exposure due to their lower weight or they can swallow mothballs thinking they are candy. Also, some children may have a hereditary condition called glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency which puts them at a higher risk.

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