Normal Saline Drug Sheet

Question 1

What is the presentation?

Answer 1

10ml plyamp

500ml and 1000ml infusion soft pack

Question 2

What is the parmacology?

Answer 2

An isotonic crystalloid solution
Compostion: electrolytes: sodium and chloride in a similar concerntratio to that of extracellular fluid
Action: increases the volume of the intravascular compartment

Question 3

What is the metabolism?

Answer 3

Electrolytes: excreted by the kidneys
Water: extorted by the kdneys
Distribution:nthroughout the total body water, mainly in the extracellular fluid compartment

Question 4

What are the primary emergency indications?

Answer 4

As a fluid replacement in volume-depleted patines?
Cardiac arrest secondary to hypovolema or where the patient may be fluid responsive
To expand the intravascular volume in the non-cardiac, non-hypovolaemic hypotensive patient-burns, spies and anaphylactic
As a fluid challage in unresponsive, non-hypovolemic, hypotenuse patients- asthma
FLuid or dilating and administering IV drugs
Fluid TKVO for IV afdministraion of emergency drugs

Question 5

What are the contraindications?

Answer 5

Nill of significance in the a Ove indication

Question 6

What are the precautions?

Answer 6

None

Question 7

What are the routes of administration?

Answer 7

IV or IO

Question 8

What are the side effects?

Answer 8

Nill of significance in the above indication