Emergency Drugs Flashcards
What emergency drugs would you give for an asthma attack and how would you administer them?
Salbutamol metered dose 0.1mg via inhaler and oxygen via face mask
What emergency drugs would you use to treat anaphylaxis and how are they administered?
Adrenaline 1:1000 intramuscular injection to be given by qualified person and oxygen via face mask
What emergency drugs would you give to treat an epileptic fit and how would you deliver them?
Oxygen (if possible) via face mask and midazolam bux cal gel if the fit is prolonged orally
What emergency drugs would you give to treat hypoglycaemia and how would they be administered?
If conscious, glycogel orally.
If unconscious, glucagon 1mg via instramuscular injection by qualified person
What emergency drugs would be given to someone suffering an angina attack and how would they be administered?
GTN spray metered dose 0.4mg sublingual and oxygen via facemask
What emergency drugs would you give someone suffering a heart attack (myocardial infarction) and how would you administer them?
Aspirin 300mg orally and oxygen via face mask
What is myocardial infarction?
Heart attack
Which medical emergency can be described as extreme heart burn?
Angina
What medical emergency is mostly related to diabetes?
Hypoglycaemia
What does hypoglycaemia mean?
Blood sugars are too low
What can cause an anaphylactic shock?
Severe allergic reaction
In a medical emergency the patient has been administered salbutamol via inhaler. Which medical emergency would this be?
Asthma attack
Adrenaline 1:1000 via intramuscular injection is used to treat which medical emergency?
Anaphylaxis
Why would midazolam buccal gel be administered during a medical emergency?
If an epileptic fit was prolonged
A patient is experiencing hypoglycaemia but remains conscious. What emergency drugs would you administer?
Glucogel orally
A patient is experiencing hypoglycaemia and is unconscious, what emergency drugs would you administer?
The qualified person would administer an intramuscular injection of 1mg of glucagon
For what medical emergency would you administer a GTN metered dose 0.4mg sublingually?
Angina attack
Which two emergency drugs require administrating via intramascular injection?
Adrenaline 1:1000 and Glucagon 1mg
For which medical emergency is oxygen NOT required?
Hypoglycaemia
For which medical emergency may it not be possible to gain access to administer oxygen?
Epileptic fit
