Drug Guide for Paramedics, 2nd Edition

Features

 

 

Features

• Updated drug profiles of more than 100 of the most commonly used emergency medications, including 13 new drugs for this edition.
• Contains a home medications list with classifications for quick reference in the field.
• Convenient index allows rapid search by either trade or generic name.

 

 

Conforms to the 1998 U.S. DOT EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum and 2005 AHA Guidelines.

 

This handy field resource is an invaluable tool for any ALS provider who needs accurate, easily accessed information about patient medication.

 

Features

• Updated drug profiles of more than 100 of the most commonly used emergency medications, including 13 new drugs for this edition.
• Contains a home medications list with classifications for quick reference in the field.
• Convenient index allows rapid search by either trade or generic name.

 

This new handbook is adapted from the top-selling Prentice Hall Health Professionals Drug Guide 2006.  Additional updates and resources can be found online at www.prenhall.com/drugguides.

Table of Contents

Drugs

Abciximab

Acetaminophen

Activated Charcoal

Adenosine

Albuterol

Alteplase Recombinant (tPa)

Aminophylline

Amiodarone

Amrinone (Inamrinone)

Amyl Nitrite

Anistreplase (Apsac)

Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)

Atenolol

Atracurium

Atropine

Bretylium

Bumetanide

Butorphanol

Calcium Chloride

Calcium Gluconate

Chlordiazepoxide

Chlorpromazine

Dexamethasone

Dextrose

Diazepam

Diazoxide

Digoxin

Digoxin Immune Fab

Diltiazem

Dimenhydrinate

Dimercaprol

Diphenhydramine

Dobutamine

Dopamine

Droperidol

Enoxaparin

Epinephrine

Eptifibatide

Esmolo

Etomidate

Fentanyl Citrate

Flecainide

Flumazenil

Fosphenytoin

Furosemide

Glucagon

Haloperidol

Heparin

Hydralazine

Hydrocortisone

Hydroxyzine

Ibuprofen

Ibutilide

Inamrinone

Insulin

Ipecac Syrup

Ipratropium

Isoetharine

Isoproterenol

Ketorolac

Labetalol

Levalbuterol

Lidocaine

Lorazepam

Magnesium Sulfate

Mannitol

Meperidine

Metaproterenol

Metaraminol

Methylprednisolone

Metoclopramide

Metoprolol

Midazolam

Milrinone

Morphine

Nalbuphine

Naloxone

Nesiritide

Nifedipine

Nitroglycerin

Nitrous Oxide

Norepinephrine

Olanzapine

Oxygen

Oxytocin

Pancuronium Bromide

Phenobarbital

Phenytoin

Physostigmine

Pralidoxime

Procainamide

Prochlorperazine

Promethazine

Propafanone

Propofol

Propranolol

Prostaglandin E1

Racemic Epinephrine

Rocuronium

Sodium Bicarbonate

 (NaHCO3)

Sodium Nitroprusside

Sotalol

Streptokinase

Succinylcholine

Tenecteplase

Thiamine

Tirobifan

Vasopressin

Vecuronium

Verapamil

Ziprasidone

 

 

Home Medications

Home Medication Classes

List of Home Medications

 

Index