Medical Directives Flashcards
Bronchoconstriction - contraindications
—-Salbutamol—-
allergy or sensitivity
—-Epinephrine—-
allergy or sensitivity
Analgesia - Treatment
----Acetaminophen---- ≥ 12 years to < 18 years - 500-650 mg - max of 1 dose ----Ibuprofen---- ≥ 12 years old - 400 mg - max of 1 dose ----Ketorolac---- ≥ 12 years old - IM/IV - 10-15 mg - max of 1 dose
Cardiac Ischemia - Indications
Suspected cardiac ischemia
Suspected Adrenal crisis - Indications
A patient with primary adrenal failure who is experiencing clinical signs of an adrenal crisis
Trauma Cardiac Arrest - Conditions
- —–CPR——-
- Altered LOA
- Performed in 2-minute intervals
- —Manual Defib—– - ≥ 30 days old
- Altered LOA
- VF or pulseless VT
- —Trauma TOR—- - ≥ 16 years old
- Altered LOA
- no palpable pulse AND no defib delivered AND monitored HR = 0 OR Monitored HR >0 with closest ED ≥ 30 min transport time away
Nausea / vomiting - conditions
- —Dimenhydrinate—-
- ≥ 25kg
- Unaltered
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Cardiac Arrest - Indications
Cardiac arrest secondary to airway obstruction
Cardiac Ischemia - treatment
—-ASA—-
- 160-162 mg (PO-chew)
- max does of 1
—-Nitro—-
No STEMI
SBP ≥ 100
- 0.3mg or 0.4mg (SL)
- 5 Minute dosing interval
- Max of 6 doses
STEMI
SBP ≥ 100
- 0.3mg or 0.4mg (SL)
- 5 Minute dosing interval
- Max of 3 doses
Suspected Adrenal crisis - treatment
- —Hydrocortisone—-
- 2mg/kg IM (round to the nearest 10mg)
- Max of 1 dose
Medical Cardiac arrest - Contraindications
——CPR——-
- Obviously dead
- DNR
—-Manual Defib—–
Rhythms other than VF or pulseless VT
—Epinephrine—-
- Allergy or sensitivity to epi
—-Medical TOR—-
Arrest thought to be of non-cardiac origin
Analgesia - Acetaminophen contraindications
- Active vomiting
- Allergy or sensitivity to acetaminophen
- Prior use within the past 4 hours
- Hx of liver disease
- unable to tolerate oral medication
- suspected ischemic chest pain
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure - treatment
- 5cm H2O initial
- 2.5cm increment
- 5-minute titrating interval
- Max of 15cm H2O
Nausea / vomiting - indications
Nausea or vomiting
Hypoglycemia- conditions
- —Dextrose—-
- ≥ 2years old
- altered LOA
- hypoglycemia
- —Glucagon—-
- altered LOA
- hypoglycemia
Medical Cardiac Arrest - Indications
Non-traumatic cardiac arrest
Analgesia - Ketorolac contraindications
- Pregnant
- NSAID or Ibuprofen use within last 6 hours
- Allergy or sensitivity to ASA or NSAIDS
- Patient on anticoagulant therapy
- Current active bleeding
- Hx of peptic ulcer or GI bleen
- If asthmatic, no prior use of ASA or other NSAIDS
- CVA or TBI in the previous 24 hours
- known renal impairment
- Suspected ischemic chest pain
Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Treatment
----Nitro---- SBP ≥ 100 to 140 - IV or prior history of nitro use - 0.3mg or 0.4mg (SL) - 5 Minute dosing interval - Max of 6 doses SBP ≥ 140 NO IV or prior history of nitro use - 0.3mg or 0.4mg (SL) - 5 Minute dosing interval - Max of 6 doses IV or prior history of nitro use - 0.3mg or 0.8mg (SL) - 5 Minute dosing interval - Max of 6 doses
Trauma Cardiac Arrest - treatment
——CPR——-
- Immediately
—-Manual Defib—–
≥ 30 day old to < 8 years
- 2 j/kg initial dose
- max of 1 dose
≥ 8 years
- 120 j
- max of 1 dose
Bronchoconstriction - Conditions
----Salbutamol---- n/a ----Epinephrine---- - BVM ventilation required - Hx of asthma
Bronchoconstriction - When shouldn’t you nebulize
Suspected fever or febrile respiratory illness
Opioid Toxicity - Treatment
----Naloxone---- SC/IM/IN - 0.8 mg - 10-minute dosing interval - Max of 3 doses IV - up to 0.4 mg - immediate dosing interval - max of 3 doses (Only to restore respiratory status)
Supraglottic Airway - Indications
Need for ventilatory assistance or airway control
AND
Other airway management is ineffective
Cardiac Ischemia - Conditions
- —ASA—-
- ≥ 18 years
- Unaltered LOA
- Able to chew and swallow
- —Nitro—-
- ≥ 18 years
- Unaltered LOA
- HR 60-159 bpm
- SBP normotension
- Prior history of nitro use OR IV access obtained
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure - indications
Severe respiratory distress
AND
Signs and symptoms of acute pulmonary edema or COPD
Hypoglycemia - Treatment
----Dextrose---- D10W - ≥ 2 years - 0.2 g / kg (2ml/kg) - 10g max single dose (100ml) - 10 minute dosing interval - max of 2 doses D50W - 0.5 g/kg (1ml/kg) - 25g (50ml) max dose - 10 minute dosing interval - max of 2 doses ----Glucagon---- < 25kg - 0.5 mg - 20 minute dosing interval - max of 2 doses ≥ 25kg - 1 mg - 20 minute dosing interval - max of 2 doses
Analgesia - Ibuprofen contraindications
- Active vomiting
- Pregnant
- NSAID or Ibuprofen use within last 6 hours
- Allergy or sensitivity to ASA or NSAIDS
- Patient on anticoagulant therapy
- Current active bleeding
- Hx of peptic ulcer or GI bleen
- If asthmatic, no prior use of ASA or other NSAIDS
- CVA or TBI in the previous 24 hours
- known renal impairment
- Unable to tolerate oral medications
- Suspected ischemic chest pain
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure - contraindications
- Unable to cooperate
- Tracheostomy
- suspected pneumothorax
- Asthma exacerbation
- Inability to sit upright
- Major trauma or burns to head or torso
- Unprotected or unstable airway
Moderate to severe Allergic reaction - Contraindications
—-Epi—-
- allergy or sensitivity to epinephrine
—-Diphenhydramine—-
allergy or sensitivity to diphenhydramine