You are giving first aid to a semiconscious person who (before your arrival)told a bystander something about taking a drug overdose.The person has dilated pupils and a dry mouth.You recall reading that many drugs "mimic" the effects of nervous system functions,and you quickly size up which part of the nervous system is being mimicked here.The bystander is calling 911.In order to save time and best advise the emergency dispatcher about the treatment EMTs should be prepared to begin when they arrive,you tell the bystander to tell the 911 operator that the drug taken probably mimics which nervous system division?

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The symptoms of dilated pupils and dry mouth suggest that the drug taken mimics the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for the body's fight or flight response. EMTs should be prepared to begin treatment for sympathetic nervous system activation.

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