Which statement is true regarding gastric lavage in a patient with a toxic ingestion?

You get a call from a panicked mother because her 4-year-old took some of her theophylline. She thinks it may have been as many as 10 pills but is not clear on the actual number. She is about 35 minutes from the hospital.

Your advice to her is:

A) Give ipecac to promote stomach emptying and reduce theophylline absorption.

B) Do not give ipecac and proceed directly to the hospital.

C) Call poison control and then proceed to the hospital.

D) None of the above.