What should be administered in addition to supportive airway management for respiratory distress due to poisoning?

In cases of respiratory distress due to poisoning, administering an antidote is essential in addition to supportive airway management. The antidote specifically targets the poison involved and can help neutralize its effects or prevent further harm. For example, in cases of opioid overdose, naloxone serves as an antidote that can rapidly reverse respiratory depression. Similarly, other specific poisons have corresponding antidotes that effectively counteract their toxic effects.

Supportive airway management is crucial to ensure that the patient can breathe adequately, but it does not directly address the underlying cause of respiratory distress caused by the poisoning. Therefore, providing an appropriate antidote is a critical step in improving the patient's condition and ensuring their recovery by mitigating the effects of the toxin.

Other support measures like chest physiotherapy or fluid resuscitation may be part of the management for different underlying conditions but are not directly targeted at counteracting the effects of poisoning itself. Antiparasitic medication would only be relevant if the poisoning was due to a parasitic infection, which is typically not the case in general scenarios of respiratory distress due to typical poisoning situations.