This pocket-sized reference provides all of the essential infromation on medications that EMS providers need - fast. From descriptions of the various prescription and over-the counter medications that patients use at home, to the administration of field medications and interventions, this one-of -a-kind resource encompasses all the knowledge needed to accurately assess and promptly treat patients Features: * Offers practical tips for treating pateints with prescription or over-the-counter medication problems * Discusses the evaluation and treatment of drug abuse patients * Includes a guide to IV fluids, from types to indications..to their proper administration..to formulas for calculating drip rates * Features appendices to help EMS providers quickly locate information on more that 200 of the most commonly prescribed drugs
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Höhe: 152 mm
Breite: 102 mm
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978-0-7216-1136-5 (9780721611365)
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Pharmacodynamics; understanding patient medications; guide to prehospital medications; intravenous fluid adminstration; drugs of abuse; prehospital treatment of common emergencies. Appendices: prescription and over the counter medications (generic names); prescription and over the counter medications (trade names); common herbal preparations; acute MI; weight conversion table; temperature conversion table; asystole; APGAR scoring system; glascow coma scale; revised trauma scale; common causes of coma; guide to diagnostic signs; consensus formula for fluid replacement in burn management; commonly used medical and pharmacologic abbreviations; ventricular fibrillation/pulseless versus Tache; tachycardia.
