Medications
What is the dosage for asprin
324 mg / 4 x 81 mg
A 34-year-old male is found unresponsive with shallow, slow respirations, pale skin and pinpoint pupils.
Naloxone
What is the first step of patient assessment.
BSI / Scene safety
Epinephrine dose
0.3 Mg IM
A 62-year-old male complains of chest pressure radiating to his left arm. He is pale, diaphoretic, and rates the pain as 8/10. No allergies, no contraindications.
Aspirin
What is hypertension?
High blood pressure
Dosage for narcan
0.4mg, up to 2 mg max
A 72-year-old male with a history of COPD and heart problems is found very short of breath. He’s using accessory muscles, SpO₂ is 84% on room air, and he’s clutching his chest. He has an albuterol inhaler, nitroglycerin prescribed, and aspirin at home. His BP is 98/60.
Nitroglycerin
Used to open an airway of a trauma patient
jaw-thrust maneuver
Albuterol dosage
2.5 mg of albuterol in 0.5 mg of ipratropium bromide via nebulizer
A 70-year-old male is sitting upright, gasping for air, and has wheezes throughout his lungs. He has a history of CHF, BP is 190/110, SpO₂ 76%.
Albuterol
What is the acronym we use to assess breathing and define it.
IPASSO/ IPASSGas, Inspect, Palpate, Auscultate , Seal, Stabilize, Oxygen.
Oxygen methods with flow rates
nasal cannula- 1-6 lpm
nonrebreather- 10-15 lpm
bvm- 15 lpm
A 63-year-old diabetic is unresponsive, gurgling respirations, and blood glucose is 34 mg/dL.
Oxygen (no oral glucose because the airway is obstructed).
Define the acronym DCAP-BTLS and what it is used for.
Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Puncture, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling. It is used for the rapid trauma assessment.