Pharmacology for Prehospital Emergency Care

adrenergic ADVERSE REACTIONS airway aminophylline analgesic anesthetic Antianginal Antianxiety agent antiarrhythmic Anticonvulsant Antidepressant antiemetic Antihistamine Antihypertensive Antipsychotic antitussive arrhythmias atrial atropine beta-adrenergic blood pressure body bolus bradycardia bretylium Bronchodilator Calcium cardiac stimulant Cardiovascular cause caution in administering CLASSIFICATIONS Pharmacologic CNS depression concentration CONTRAINDICATIONS decrease defibrillation diabetes diazepam Diazoxide diphenhydramine Diuretic dopamine DOSAGE Adult dose DRUG INTERACTIONS Drug names beginning edema electrolytes epinephrine fluid Gastrointestinal headache Hypersensitivity hypertension hypoglycemia hypotension increase INDICATIONS FOR PREHOSPITAL infusion insulin intravenous Isoproterenol lidocaine MECHANISM OF ACTION medical control metabolism Methylprednisolone mg by slow mg/kg muscle naloxone narcotic Nausea nervous system nitrite nitroglycerin oxygen Oxytocin PARAMEDIC IMPLICATIONS patient Pediatric phenytoin poisoning PRECAUTIONS prehospital emergency prehospital setting procainamide REACTIONS AND SIDE receptors recommended for prehospital ROUTE AND DOSAGE Schedule Schedule IV sedative/hypnotic Sedative/hypnotic-controlled substance seizures SIDE EFFECTS slow IV bolus sodium solution tachycardia terbutaline THERAPEUTIC BENEFIT thiamine treat treatment vasodilator ventricular fibrillation Verapamil vomiting µg/min