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drugs commonly administered at EMT level
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aspirin, glucose, charcoal., and oxygen
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Types of inhalers
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metered dose and small volume nebulizer
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drug for chest pain, opens vessels (vasodialation).
Drops BP |
Nitroglycerin (pill or pump spray) sublingual
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For Nitro to be administered, Systolic BP must be at least
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100
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Epinepherine is adiministerd how
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intermuscular
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drugs commonly administered at EMT level
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aspirin, glucose, charcoal., and oxygen
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Types of inhalers
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metered dose and small volume nebulizer
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Treatment for allergic reactions
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epinepherine (naturally produced in the body)
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describes the chemical structure of a drug
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chemical name
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drug for chest pain, opens vessels (vasodialation).
Drops BP |
Nitroglycerin (pill or pump spray) sublingual
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reflects chemical name of the drug, in a shorter form.
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generic name
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For Nitro to be administered, Systolic BP must be at least
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100
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brand name of a drug
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trade name
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Epinepherine is adiministerd how
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intermuscular
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name assigned to a drug by the US Pharmacopeia or Nat. Formulary
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official name
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Treatment for allergic reactions
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epinepherine (naturally produced in the body)
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describes the chemical structure of a drug
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chemical name
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reflects chemical name of the drug, in a shorter form.
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generic name
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brand name of a drug
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trade name
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name assigned to a drug by the US Pharmacopeia or Nat. Formulary
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official name
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how the medication is actuaqlly given to or taken by the patient
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route
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Four common routes of medication
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oral, sublingual, inhalation, or intramuscular
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medication forms
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compressed powder or tablet, liquid or injection, Gel, Suspension(activated charcoal), fine powder for inhalation, Gas, Spray, Small volume nebulizer
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Indications
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why do you give the medication
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Contraindication
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why you wouldn't give a medication
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Action
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the effect a drug has on the body
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side effects
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undesirable actions that occur in addition to the desired actions of a medication
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drug or other substance used as a remedy for an illness
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medication
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a chemical substance used to treat or prevent a disease or condition
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drug
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The Five Rights
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Right: medication, patient, route, dose, and date/time
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Researching drugs can be done through
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poison control, phys desk reference, AMA drug eval, package inserts, EMS pocket drug reference guide, eProcrates for the PDA
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inadequate tissue perfusion or hypoperfusion
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shock
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causes of shock
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inadequate blood volume, inadequate pump function, inadequate vessel tone,
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Types of distributive shock
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septic, neurogenic, anaphylactic
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Types of obstructive shock
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from tension pneumothorax, from pulmonic embloism, from pericardial tamponade
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Types of Hypovolemic shock
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hemoragic(bleeding) and nonhemorrhagic-burn
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Types of cardiogenic shock
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From MI, CHF, depressed pump function, beta blockers channel blockers, from abnormal rhythm
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Types o metabolic/respiratory shock
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disturbances in oxygen diffusion, carrying, off loading, or use by cells
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Effects of shock on nervous system
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increased heart rate & contractile force, vasoconstriction, release of epinephine(fight or flight)
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hormones stimulate the ___receptors in the peripherals, shunting the blood to the core
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alpha
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restlessness , anxiety, slight increased heart rate, pale and cool skin, increased resp rate and decreased body temp, are part of what stage of shock
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compensatory stage or early stages
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rapid heart rate, slowed speech, apathy, decreased BP, tachypnea, absent reflexes are slow...are all part of what stage of shock?
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Decompensated or late signs
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Assessment of a shock patient would show what symptoms/signs
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altered mental status, pale, cool skin, delayed cap refill, decreased urine output, weak or absent peripheral pulse
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cardiac muscle uses its oxygen/sugar stores within less than ___minutes
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4
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cardiac muscles swithch to anaerobic metabolism from __ to __minutes of cardiac arrest
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4-10
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cardiac cells swell, rupure and die after ___minutes
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10
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the time from when a cardiac arrest occurs to the beginning of CPR is called
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downtime
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the time from the cardiac arrest to the delivery of the patient to the emergency room
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total downtime
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ROSC
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Return of Spontaneous circulation
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A patient who is discharged from the hospital after cardiac arrest
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survival
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chain of survival
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early acces(recognition and contact ems), early cpr, early defibrilation, early advanced care
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most frequent initial rhythm of sudden cardic arrest is
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ventricular fibrillation
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The successful defibrillation is directly related to
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thetime from fibrillation to defibrillation
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biphasic
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more effective with less energy
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monophasic
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less effective with more energy
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only two shockable rhythms are
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V fib and V tach
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AED may be applied for children __to__yrs old, preferrably with pediatric dose
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1-8
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dont apply AED if
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child less than 1 yr, trauma patient, downtime is greater than four to five minutes, and two minutes of cpr has not been performed.
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