CONTRAINDICATIONS
Name a contraindication when giving Naloxone (Narcan).
None/ Hypersensitivity to Narcan.
What is the correct dosage of Narcan?
0.4 mg/mL
What is the correct route to administer Narcan?
Intranasal
When should you give Narcan?
Suspected opioid overdose with hypoventilation
When should Oral Glucose not be administered to a patient?
Unable to swallow or difficulty swallowing.
What is the dosage of Oral glucose
15-24 grams
What is the correct route to give Baby Aspirin?
Oral, chewed if able to chew
A pt is showing with signs on dyspnea and a SpO2 of 92%, what medication will you administer.
Oxygen
COPD is a contraindication to what medication?
Oxygen (sort of)
What is the dosage of Baby Aspirin?
4 x 81mg tablets, 324mg
What is the correct route to administer Nitroglycerin? Extra 100 points if both routes are given.
Sublingual and Paste. (Paste is whack)
What does the pt's blood sugar need to be below in order to administer glucose per NYS BLS protocols?
60 mg/dL
When administering Nitroglycerin, the pt's systolic BP needs to be above what?
SBP>120 mmHg
What is the correct dosage of Albuterol?
3mL
How is Epi administered?
IM syringe
A pt presents with increased work of breathing and wheezing not due to trauma, what medication are you most likely to give?
Albuterol
What is a contraindication of Epi?
none :)
Correct dosages of EPI for Pediatric and Adult pt's.
0.15mg, 0.3mg
How is Albuterol administered?
Through a nebulizer.
What must the pt be presenting with in order to qualify for consideration of EPI?
Severe respiratory distress.