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A 5-year-old boy, left unsupervised, ingested half a bottle of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) tablets. His parents rushed him to the Emergency Department as he experienced gastrointestinal pain and vomiting.
Taking into consideration the principle of ion trapping, what would be the most appropriate treatment for this patient and why?