[Verified Answer]: You are called to the home of an…

You are called to the home of an unresponsive 2-year-old male. His parents tell you that he has had an upper respiratory infection for the past three days and that they were unable to wake him from his nap today. The child’s skin is pale, warm, dry, and he does not respond to verbal stimuli. He has a rapid, weak pulse and the cardiac monitor shows a narrow complex tachycardia with a rate of 182 beats per minute. His breathing is rapid and shallow and you are unable to obtain a blood pressure reading. Which of the following would be the best course of treatment for your patient?