OK, I Googled "Is it safe to take narcotics after using cocaine?" and didn't get anything useful. (And now I'm probably being investigated by the FBI . . .) I know from previous searches that cocaine itself remains in your system for one to three days, but the chemicals your body makes in response to the cocaine remains in your blood for much
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The information about cocaine will just mean that they will observe her more carefully for issues like vasodilation, kidney function and nausea. Cocaine is short-lived (15-30 minutes) so unless she's been on a mighty binge, it will be making its way out of her system even as she's getting treatment.
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By the by, what was the reason the doctor tested her for cocaine? Because they knew the previous history? It's not SOP, is all.
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The doctor knew the patient had a history of drug use/abuse and wanted to see if she'd taken anything recently, in case it mixed badly with the drugs she needed to be given to deal with her injuries.
(The setting is slightly sci-fi, so some of the drugs and other treatments are different.)
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