Drugs are bad, Mkay
What is an Agonist?
What is an Antagonist?
Stimulate
Block
What is a metered dose inhaler?
MDI delivers the same amount of a medication each time it is used.
ASA (Aspirin)
Dose and Indication
162-324 MG
Chest Pain
Define Parental Route
Define Enteral Route
Parental: Other than the digestive tract, skin or mucous membrane. (Think needles)
Enteral: Enter through the digestive tract.
What are the main routes of medication administration?
IV, IO, IM, IN, Inhaled, SL, PO
Define Antiplatelet
Medication that prevents blood platelets from sticking together.
What is an Adverse effect?
Give me an example.
Good job
Epinephrine
Dose and Indication
0.3 MG IM/SQ
Anaphylactic Reaction
What are the "Rights of medication administration?
Patient, Medication and indication, Dose, Route, Time, Education, Refuse, Response and evaluation, Documentation.
What medication is given through a MAD Device?
Naloxone
Define Polypharmacy
Use of multiple medications on a daily basis.
Drugs for Allergic Reaction
Epinephrine
O2
Naloxone (Narcan)
Dose and Indication
0.4 MG - 2 MG IM/IN
Opiate Overdose
What medications can you administer to help someone with Chest pain?
ASA, O2, Nitro
Drugs for difficulty breathing
Albuterol
Ipratropium
O2
You respond to a 16 year old female not conscious unknown breathing at Walmart. You are led into the restrooms where you find the patient in a bathroom stall not conscious between the toilet and stall.
What are you considering with initial rule outs.
What medications would you administer if any?
You respond to a high school basketball gave for a 17 year old male difficulty breathing. Pt is tracking you upon arrival complaining of difficulty breathing. Pt stated he has asthma but couldn't find his inhaler.
What medications can you administer if any?
O2, Albuterol, Atrovent.
Nitroglycerin
Dose and Indication
Special Considerations
0.3 to 0.4 MG SL
Chest Pain
ED Meds, Medical control.
Pinpoint pupils is a rule in for?
Why?
Narcotic overdose.
Why?
Constriction of the pupil occurs when the Iris sphincter muscle, which is controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system, contracts. Opiates stimulate the parasympathetic portion of the autonomic nervous system, thus restricting the pupils
How you you coach someone who is having difficulty breathing take a nebulizer treatment?
Nice.
You have a 67 year old male with reports from dispatch of Chest pain and difficulty breathing. When you arrive on scene you find a 67 year old male whos family stated he was complaining his chest hurt this morning and now at 3 PM he wasn't acting right and slurring his speech. What drugs if any should you administer assuming the patient is not allergic to anything.
More information needed. Rule outs include?
You are dispatched to a possible diabetic episode. Upon arrival a 52 year old female is sitting in a chair not tracking as you approach. Pt is confused and slowly looses consciousness.
What medications should you administer if any?
More information needed. Request ALS and start rule outs.
Oral Glucose
Dose and Indication
1/2 to 1 Tube 12.5-25 Grams
Hypoglycemic Episode (Rule outs are important)
You are dispatched to a local park for a 17 year old male possible allergic reaction. Pt is presenting with hives and difficulty breathing.
What medications should you administer if any?
Epi, O2, Albuterol.
You respond to a 38 year old male CC: Chest pain.
Pt states his cx pain started 10 minutes ago after he came inside from working in the yard. Pt appears anxious.
What medications if any would you administer?
O2, ASA, Nitro