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| What is the dose of activated charcoal? |
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| What is the route for activated charcoal? |
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| What are the indications for use of activated charcoal? |
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Definition
| Oral ingested poisonings and overdose per medical control |
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| What are the contraindications of giving activated charcoal? |
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Definition
| unable to maintain airway, ingestions of corrosive, caustic, or petroleum based substances, hypersensitivity |
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| What is the action of activated Charcoal? |
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| What are the side effects of activated charcoal? |
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| What is the dose of oral glucose? |
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| What is the route for oral glucose? |
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| What are the indications for use of oral glucose? |
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Definition
| hypoglycemia: blood sugar less than 60 |
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| What are the contraindications of giving oral glucose? |
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Definition
| unable to maintain airway, decreased LOC, normal or hyperglycemia, hypersensitivity |
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| What is the action of oral glucose? |
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Definition
| absorbed into the system to provide glucose to cells |
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| What are the side effects of oral glucose? |
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Definition
| upset stomach, vomiting, hyperglycemia |
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Term
| What is the dose of Glucagon for an adult? |
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Definition
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| What is the dose of Glucagon for a child? |
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Definition
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| what is the route for Glucagon? |
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| What are the indications for giving Glucagon? |
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Definition
| Unresponsive hypoglycemia |
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| What are the contraindications of giving Glucagon? |
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Definition
| Hypersensitivity or protein allergy |
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Term
| what is the action of Glucagon? |
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Definition
| Releases stored glucose from the liver |
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| What are side effects of giving Glucagon? |
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| What is the dose of Oxygen? |
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Definition
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| What is the route of oxygen? |
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Definition
| inhalation via mask, nasal cannula or BVM |
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Term
| What are the indications for giving oxygen? |
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Definition
| SOB, decreased SPO2, general pain, head injury, nausea |
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Term
| What are contraindications of giving oxygen? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the action of oxygen? |
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Definition
| Increase oxygen saturation levels in the blood |
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| what are side effects of giving oxygen? |
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Term
| What is the does of albuterol? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the route albuterol is given? |
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Definition
| inhalation via nebulizer or metered dose inhaler |
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Term
| What are the indications of giving albuterol? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are contraindications of giving albuterol? |
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Definition
| Hypersensitivity, tachydysrhythmia |
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Term
| What is the action of albuterol? |
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Definition
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| What are side effects of giving albuterol? |
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Definition
| increased heart rate, nervousness, jitters |
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Term
| What is the dose of Atrovent? |
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Definition
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| What is the route for Atrovent? |
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Definition
| Inhalation via nebulizer or metered dose inhaler |
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Term
| What are the indications for use of Atrovent? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the contraindications for use of Atrovent? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the action of Atrovent? |
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Definition
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| What are side effects of using Atrovent? |
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Term
| What is the dose of aspirin? |
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Definition
| 81mg per table, chewable, 2-4 tablets per protocol/medical direction for total dos of between 162 and 324mg |
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Term
| What is the route of aspirin? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are indications for taking aspirin? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are contraindications of taking aspirin? |
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Definition
| inability to swallow, hypersensitivity, patient on blood thinners, max does already taken, stomach ulcers |
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Term
| What is the action of aspirin? |
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Definition
| reduces platelet clotting |
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Term
| What are side effects of taking apirin? |
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Term
| What is the dose of epinephrine in a child? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the dose of epinephrine in an adult? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the route of epinephrine? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the indication of giving epinephrine? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the contraindications of giving epinephrine? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are side effects of giving epinephrine? |
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Definition
| jitters, headache, increased heart rate |
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Term
| What is the does of Narcan? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the route of Narcan? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the indication for Narcan use? |
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Definition
| unresponsive due to opiate overdose |
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Term
| What is the contraindication for Narcan use? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the action of Narcan? |
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Definition
| Competitive opioid antagonist |
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Term
| What are the side effects of Narcan? |
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Definition
| abrupt reversal of narcotic, depression, violent combativeness, nausea, vomiting, swe4ating, tachycardia, increased BP, tremulousness, cardiac arrest |
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Term
| What is the does of Nitroglycerin? |
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Definition
| tablet .4mg/pill, Spray .4mg/pump |
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Term
| What is the route of Nitroglycerin? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the indication for use of Nitroglycerin? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the contraindications of use of Nitroglycerin? |
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Definition
| Hypotension (less than 100 systolic) head injury, intracranial bleeding, taken ED type drugs in the last 24-36 hours |
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Term
| What is the action of Nitroglycerin? |
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Definition
| Relaxes smooth muscles, dilates periphery veins and arterioles |
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Term
| what are the side effects of Nitroglycerin use? |
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Definition
| Headache, hypotension, LOC, nausea/vomiting |
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