Nausea and vomiting

Question 1

what do you need to access for in nausea and vomiting?

Answer 1

• spinal injury?
• eye trauma?
• motion sickness?
• vertigo?

Question 2

what do we give maxalon for?

Answer 2

• cardiac chest pain
• secondary to opioid analgesic
• previous diagnosed migrane
• severe gastro
• radiotherapy
• spinally immobilized patients (GCS13-15)
• eye trauma

Question 3

what do we use stemetil for?

Answer 3

• motion sickness
• planned aeromedical evacuation
• if allergic to maxalon

Question 4

what are the main “NO NO’s” when treating nausea and vomiting?

Answer 4

• stemetil must not be given IV

- both drugs should not be used in same episode without consult.