click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Paramedic Drug Cards
Drug Cards
Generic Name | Trade Name | Mechanism of Action | Indications | Contraindications | Adverse Reactions | Dosage & Administration | Pregnancy Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Activated Charcoal | EZ-Char, Actidose, Liqui-Char | Absorbs toxic substances from the gastrointestinal tract. | Most oral poisonings and medication overdoses | Comatose patients, after ingestion of corrosives, caustics, petroleum distillates, simultaneous administration with other oral drugs. Use caution in patients experiencing abdominal pain of unknown origin or known GI obstruction. | If aspirated, can induce fatal form of pneumonia. Constipation, black stools, diarrhea, vomiting, bowel obstructions | Adult: 1 to 2 g/kg PO Pedi: 1 to 2 g/kg PO | C |
Adenosine | Adenocard | Slows conduction through the AV node | Conversion of PSVT to sinus rhythm. May convert re-entry SVT due to Wolff-Parkinson-White. | Second- or Third-degree AV block, sick sinus syndrome, bronchoconstritive or bronchospastic lung disease, poison- or drug-induced tachycardia | Generally short duration and mild. Headache, dizzines, dyspnea, bronchospasm, dysrhythmias, palpitations, hypotension, chest pain, facial flushing, cardiac arrest, nausea, metallic taste, pain in the head or neck, paresthesia, diaphoresis | Adult; 6 mg, 12 mg. Rapid IV Push Pedi: 0.1 mg/kg, 0.2 mg/kg. Rapid IV Push | C |
Albuterol | Proventil, Ventolin | Smooth-muscle relaxation in the bronchial tree and peripheral vasculature | Treatment of bronchospasm in patients with reversible obstructive airway disease. Prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm | Known prior hypersensitivity reactions to albuterol. Tachycardia, dysrhythmias, | Often Dose Related Headache, fatigue, lightheadness, irritability, restlessness, aggressive behavior, pulmonary edema, hoarseness, dysrhymias, chest pain, palpitations, nausea/vomiting, dry mouth, epigastric pain, and tremors | Adult: 2.5 mg. Inhalation Pedi: <20 kg 1.25 mg. >20 kg 2.5 mg. Inhalation | C |