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Syncope
position? O2? primary drug? secondary drug? |
supine (bc they are unconcsious)
nasal cannula 4-6 L ammonia vaperole (waft under nose) .4mg atropine SL injection (if still unconcsious) no tx. |
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Orthostatic Hypotension
position? O2? primary drug? secondary drug? tx? |
supine
*no oxygen no drugs continue tx if symptoms resolve |
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asthma
position? O2? primary drug? secondary drug? tx? |
upright during struggle for aire/ supine unconcsious
nasal cannula 4-6L 1st use Pts. inhaler/bronchodilator 2nd use Albuterol oral spray 3rd use .3ml Epinephrine IM injection (if pt. becomes unconcious) (followed by EMS) |
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hyperventilation
position? o2? primary drug? secondary drug? tx? |
upright
NO OXYGEN 5mg Valium IM injection breathing becomes less labored no tx./stress reduction |
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angina/myocardial infarcation
position? o2? primary drug? secondary drug? tx? |
upright if struggling/ supine if unconcsious or MI
concious- cannula 4-6L/ unconcsiousMI- nonrebreather 10-12 L/ Cardiac arrest- bag mask 12L 1. use pts. nitroglycerine tabs SL 2.wait 5mins, nitro spray SL angina pain goes away- continue otherwise call EMS |
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anaphylaxis
position? 02? primary drug? secondary drug? tx? |
supine (unconcsious)
non rebreather 10-12l 1.pts. epi pin 2. .3mL epineph SL injection 3. (regain concsious) 50 mg bendadryl IM no tx/EMS |
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diabetes/insulin shock
position o2 primary drug secondary drug tx |
semi upright- concious/supine unconcsious
conscious-cannula/un. nonrebreather 1. oral carb (icing) muccobuc. fold 2. 1mg Glucagon IM injection (if unconcsious) call EMS |
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epileptic seizures
position o2 primary drug secondary drug tx |
supine- protected from thrashing- close to ground
no o2 1.valium seizure last longer than 5mins (status epilepticus) call EMS |
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stroke/cva
position 02 primary drug secondary drug tx |
semi upright/supine(unconcsious)
non rebreather 10-12l no drugs call EMS immediately 3hrs before losing brain |
