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EMT Meds
EMT-Basic meds
8
Other
Not Applicable
09/30/2004

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Term
acetaminophen
Definition
Trade name: tylenol
Route: PO
Amount:10mg/kg
pre hospital indications: for pain, fever and peds with long transport
Term
acetylsalicylic acid
Definition
Trade name: Asprin
Route: PO
Amount:162-325 mg
Pre-hospital indication:chest pain suggestive of myocardial infarction
Term
Albuterol
Definition
Trade name Proventil Ventolin
Route: inhaled
Amount: 10-15 puffs or 2.5mg-5.0mg neb
Pre-hospital indications: WHeezing associated with asthma, Copd(emphsema),chronic brochitis
Term
Activated charcoal
Definition
Trade name: Carcola
Route: PO
Amount:60-100g(adult) 30-60 mg (child)
Pre-hospital indication: poisonin with an agent that is adsorbed by activated charcoal
Term
Epinephrine
Definition
trade name: Adrnalin
Route:SQ
amount:0.3mg
pre-hospital indcations: anaphylaxis
astms not responsive to standard treatments
Term
naloxone
Definition
Trade name: Narcan
route: SQ or IM
amount:0.4 mg
pre-hospital indications: OD for complete or partial eversal of narcotic depression, antidote to narcotics
Term
Nitroglycerin
Definition
trade name: nitrostat
Route: SL with pt own meds
amount:0.4 mg
prehospital indications: ischemic chest pain , anginal pain
Term
Oral glucose
Definition
Trade name:
Route: PO
Amount:15-30 mg
Prehospital indications: low glucose or diabetic shock
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