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9780721611365

Prehospital Providers' Guide to Medication

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  • ISBN13:

    9780721611365

  • ISBN10:

    0721611362

  • Edition: Spiral
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-11-01
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div
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Summary

This pocket-sized reference quickly provides the essential information on medications that Emergence medical service providers need. From descriptions of the various prescription and over-the-counter medications, to the administration of field medications and interventions, this resource encompasses all the knowledge needed to assess and promptly treat patients.

Table of Contents

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
1(8)
Understanding Patient Medications
9(36)
Guide to Prehospital Medication
45(182)
Administration of Prehospital Medications
227(22)
Intravenous Fluid Administration
249(16)
Drugs of Abuse
265(12)
Prehospital Treatment of Common Emergencies
277(24)
Appendix A Prescription and Over-The-Counter Medications---Generic Names 301(36)
Appendix B Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs---Trade Names 337(88)
Appendix C Common Herbal Preparations 425(6)
Appendix D Early Management of Patients with Chest Pain and Possible Acute Mi 431(4)
Appendix E Weight Conversion Table 435(2)
Appendix F Temperature Conversion Table 437(2)
Appendix G Algorithm: Asystole Treatment 439(4)
Appendix H Apgar Scoring System 443(2)
Appendix I Glasgow Coma Scale 445(2)
Appendix J Revised Trauma Scale 447(2)
Appendix K Common Causes of Coma 449(2)
Appendix L Guide To Diagnostic Signs 451(2)
Appendix M Consensus Formula For Fluid Replacement in Burn Management 453(2)
Appendix N Commonly Used Medical and Pharmacological Abbreviations 455(8)
Appendix O Algorithm: Ventricular Fibrillation/Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia 463(4)
Appendix P Algorithm: Tachycardia 467(4)
Glossary of Pharmacological Terms 471(4)
Index 475

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