EMS Drugs

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Paramedic Program Emergency Medicine Flashcards on EMS Drugs, created by Drew Willings on 20/01/2018.
Drew Willings
Flashcards by Drew Willings, updated more than 1 year ago
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Albuterol 2.5mg in 2.5 mL of normal saline
Ipratropium 500 mcg
Racemic Epinephrine 0.25-0.75 mL of a 2.25 percent solution in 2.0 mL normal saline
Xopenex 0.63 mg in 3.0 mL normal saline every 6-8 hours
Epinephrine 1:1000 0.3 to 0.5mg IM; Pediatric patients 0.01 mg/kg IM
Solu-Medrol 125-250 mg IV
Solu-Cortef 40-250mg IV
Etomidate 0.3mg/kg
Versed 5 mg
Succinylcholine 1mg/kg
Ketamine sedative/dissociative 1-2mg/kg
Fentanyl sedative/analgesic 100-200mcg
Vecuronium 0.1mg/kg
Rocuronium 1mg/kg
Adenosine 6mg rapid IV bolus of 1-2 second period; after 1-2 minutes if cardioversion doesn’t occur administer 12mg dose of 1-2 seconds
Amiodarone 300mg First Dose 150mg Second Dose
Aspirin 160 of 325 mg by mouth chewed
Atropine 0.5 mg every 3-5 minutes up to 3 mg
Calcium Chloride 2-4 mg/kg of a 10 percent solution; may be repeated at 10-minute intervals
Diltiazem 15-20 mg IV bolus (0.25 mg/kg) over 2 minutes. Additional bolus doses of 20-25 mg (0.35 mg/kg) can be administered 15 minutes as needed. A maintenance infusion of 5-15 mg/hr can be administered for rate control (titrated to the desired rate)
Dopamine 5-20 mcg/kg/min Patient lbs; drop last number and subtract 2 example: 180lbs = 16 gtts/min = 5mcg
Epinephrine 1:10,000 1 mg every 3-5 minutes
Fusosemide (Lasix) 40-80 mg
Lidocaine Bolus: initial bolus of 1.0-1.5 mg/kg; additional boluses of 0.5-0.75 mg/kg can be repeated at 5 to 10 minute intervals until the arrhythmia has been suppressed or until 3.0 mg/kg of the medication has been administered;
Morphine 2-5 mg followed by 2 mg every few minutes until the pain is relieved or until respiratory depression ensues
Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg
Sodium Bicarbonate 1 mEq/kg
Vasopressin 200 mg IM
Lorazepam (Ativan) 0.5-2.0 mg IV; may be increased to 1.0-4.0 mg IV
Diazepam (Valium) 5-10 mg IV for seizures 2-5 mg IM for anxiety
Glucagon 0.25 to 0.5 mg IV or 1 mg IM
Dextrose 50% 25 g IV A second dose of 25 g may be given if needed Pediatric dose mixed 1:1 with saline is 0.5-1.0 g/kg by slow IV bolus
Thiamine 100 mg IV or IM
Benadryl 25-50 mg IV
Magnesium Sulfate 1-2 g over 10 minutes
Oxytocin 3-10 units following delivery of placenta
Ketorolac 30-60mg IM; 30mg IV
Romazicon 0.2 mg IV over 30 seconds; repeat as necessary up to max dose of 1 mg
Narcan 1-2 mg IV
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