Indications
You may give naloxone for this condition.
What is opioid overdose?
The EMT should avoid use of Aspirin in these cases.
What is bleeding disorders/active GI bleed?
Albuterol works on the lungs by doing.
What is bronchodilation?
When giving a full dose of aspirin, the EMT should give this much.
What is 324 mg?
You first respond to an EMS call and find your pt experiencing crushing substernal chest pain with a B/P of 195/98 and a pulse of 134. The pt appears pale, cool, and clammy. What medication should you consider administering first?
What is Aspirin.
You can give this drug for suspected acute coronary syndrome.
What is Aspirin.
An EMT should refrain from giving nitroglycerin in the presence of.
What is hypotension/PDE-5 inhibitors?
Ipatropium bromide works on the body to have this effect.
What is the reduction of mucus secretions in the airway?
True or False: Can you give your pt to much oxygen?
What is true. (If your pt has a hypoxic drive)
Your difficulty breathing patient is experiencing a headache and audible wheezing and could benefit from this drug.
What is Albutorol.
Albuterol should be used in patients with this airway condition.
What is bronchospasm (asthma/COPD/RAD)?
Which EMT I Medication has no contraindications in all conditions?
Oxygen
Aspirin is used in ACS for this purpose.
What is reduces platelet aggregation?
When giving IN naloxone, what is the goal?
What is to make the pt breath on their own, not full arousal.
You are transporting a patient who has just delivered a child. They are experiencing postpartum hemorrhage and have a B/P of 64/38. What EMT I intervention would help this pt?
EMT I: What is Code 3, more Diesel, and rapid transport.
Name one of the three indications for Nitroglycerin
• Pain or discomfort due to suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Pulmonary edema due to congestive heart failure
• Hypertensive Crisis
Oral glucose should avoided in this case.
What is lack of gag reflex/altered mental status?
Epinephrine acts on the vessels, causing vasoconstriction. These receptors are known as _____.
What is alpha 1 receptors?
Your patient who is <25 kg is in anaphylaxis. This would be their dose of epinephrine.
What is 0.15 mg?
You are tending to a patient rescued from a structure fire. They could benefit from ______.
What is oxygen.
An EMT I may give epinephrine under what circumstances?
What is anaphylaxis
What EMT 1 Medication can a provider not assist the pt with if the pt has a soy/nut allergy?
What is Iptatropium Bromide
Glucagon works in the body to increase blood sugar in this way.
What is glycogenolysis (release of glycogen stores in the liver)?
An EMT I can give what dose of Epinephrine for Cardiac Arrest?
What is EMT I's cannot give EPI for cardiac arrest.
As an EMT I you arrive to find your pt obviously intoxicated with an altered mental status. What is one very important vital sign you should always check on AMS pt's?
What is a Blood Glucose Level.