Glascow Coma Scale
What is the Glasgow Coma Score for a patient who is pulseless and apneic
3
DEA regulates this schedule for high potential for abuse, no established medical use. Heroin, LSD, Cocaine
Schedule I drugs
Six Rights of Drug Administration
Right person
Right drug
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right documentation
Intraosseous needle sizes
14- to 18-gauge hollow cannula; sharp metal trocar inside.
One teaspoon equals______mls
5 ml
44 year old male suspected of overdosing. He is staring off into space.
When you start an IV, he cries out incomprehensibly but does not pull away.
9
Action of the body on a medication.
Pharmacokinetics
Order- Morphine 5 mg You have a vial with 20mg/10ml
2.5ml
Most commonly used site for IO
Proximal tibia.
One gram equals ______________mg
1,000mg
25 year old female states her hurts. She tells you she wants to go to the hospital, and you help herwalk to the stretcher.
15
A drug binds or attaches to a receptor site, a chemical reaction occurs that initiates the desired physiological or therapeutic response
Agonists
Order- Lidocaine 3mg/min
Bag contains 1gm Lidocaine in D5W 250ml
IV tubing has 60gtt/ml
45 gtt/min
Injecting circulatory system with concentrated dose of medication through medication administration port of established IV
IV Bolus
One ounce equals____________ml
30 ml
A 59 year old male fell off a roof. When you apply a deep sternal rub, he extends his arms and legs and shows no other response
4
The time needed in an average person for metabolism or elimination of 50% of the substance in the plasma.
Half-life
Order: Dopamine 5mcg
Patient weighs 75kg
Bag contains 1600mcg/ml
IV tubing has 60gtt/ml
14 ml/hr
Contraindications to Intraosseous Placement
Fracture to tibia or femur on side of access Osteogenesis imperfecta: congenital bone disease; results in fragile bones Osteoporosis Establishment of peripheral IV line
One tablespoon equals__________ml
15 ml
A man is found on the ground outside a bar. When you give him a sternal rub, he opens his eyes, tells you to go away, and pushes your hand away.
12
IO needle can generally be left in place up to __________ hours
24
Subcutaneous injection angle
Insert the needle at a 45° angle
Intravenous cannula for average adult who does not need fluid replacement
20-gauge
One kg equals __________pounds
2.2 pounds