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I am an antihistamine used to treat allergic reactions
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Chest pain from lack of oxygenated blood to cardiac tissue.
Angina
This scale is used for pain in pediatrics to assess their level of pain.
BRUE
Brief Resolved Unexplained Event
This injury results in Air Medical Transport if possible.
Involves greater than 20 % BSA and is often very painful
Burns- utilizing the rule of nines
No one ever calls me Sublimaze and I often get a bad rap on the streets.
Fentanyl
Incidence peaks in 2-6 month old infants with a history of low-grade fever, runny nose, and sneezing.
Bronchiolitis
Potentially life-threatening swelling of the supraglottic structures which could result in an upper airway obstruction in pediatrics.
Epiglottitis
SAFER Model
Stabilize the situation
Assess and acknowledge the crisis
Facilitate identification of resources
Encourage patient to use resources
Recovery/referral-leave patient in care of the appropriate person or facility.
Consider giving Sodium Bicarbonate: 1mEq/kg, IV or IO over 5 minutes with this injury
Crush injuries or prolonged entrapment
Administered 10 units IM to the mother
Oxytocin
A life threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. Characterized by severe hyperglycemia and dehydration.
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome. (HHNS)
Paramedic dosage of Acetaminophen for fever in pediatrics.
15mg/kg IV (max 1000mg) over 10 minutes.
RAD
Reactive Airway Disease- A group of conditions that include reversible airway narrowing due to external stimulation.
When a patient goes under the water immediately, has a hypoxic arrest and then cools down. Prognosis is dismal.
Submersion
A beta-agonist for respiratory distress
Albuterol
Angioedema
The dose of nebulized racemic epinephrine (2.25% solution) for a child with Croup.
POLST
Physicians Orders Life Sustaining Treatment
With this injury you can elevate the patients head to 45 degrees to help control ICP
Traumatic Brain Injury
IV dose is .4-2.0mg repeat every 2-3 minutes max of 10mg until issue resolves....
Narcan
In this condition the body does not produce the essential life-sustaining hormones of cortisol and aldosterone.
Adrenal Insufficiency
This is the average fluid bolus for pediatrics.
10-20mL/Kg bolus
APGAR
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
Tension Pneumothorax