A female patient has been admitted to the emergency department after an accidental overdose of ergotamine tartrate (Ergostat).Her daughter states that her mother developed a severe migraine headache and called to tell her that she had taken two double doses that morning because the headache "just would not go away." She is now dizzy,nauseated,and very weak.Which of the following actions should the nurse take immediately?

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In an acute ergotamine tartrate overdose,the patient's stomach should be emptied immediately either by inducing emesis with syrup of ipecac or by gastric lavage.

A Female Patient Has Been Admitted to the Emergency Department