Aspirin

Question 0

ASPIRIN

Dose for adults and pedi?

Answer 0

Chest pain in adults - 1 - 325mg adult aspirin or 4 - 81mg baby aspirin. Even if pt has already taken some in the last 24 hours.

Pedi - Not given.

Question 1

Aspirin
Drug Class?
Route?

Answer 1

NSAID
Anti-platelet aggregator
Analgesic (non-narcotic)
Anti-inflammatory
Antipyretic

Oral

Question 2

Generic name for Aspirin?

Answer 2

Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA)

Question 3

Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) Dose?

Answer 3

Chest pain in adults, 1 - 325mg or 4 - 81mg baby aspirin.

Question 4

Acetylsalicylic Acid drug action?

Answer 4

Reduces platelet stickiness
Blocks pain impulses from CNS
Reduces fever and inflammation

Question 5

Aspirin onset and duration?

Answer 5

Onset is 15-30 minutes.

Duration is 4-6 hours.

Question 6

Aspirin uses?

Answer 6

Chest pain believed to be of the cardiac origin.

Question 7

Aspirin precautions?

Answer 7

Significant bleeding

Question 8

Aspirin side effects?

Answer 8

None for prehospital
Chronic use can lead to GI bleeding
In young pts, can develop flu like symptoms. Reye’s Syndrome.

Question 9

Aspirin Contraindications?

Answer 9

Allergies
Aspirin-induced asthma
Hemorrhagic stroke