Medication/Pharmacology EMT

What are the six rights of medication admin?

• Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation.

• Right patient, right frequency, right purpose, right technique, right route, and right authority.

• Right medication, right tool, right authorization, right dose, right note taking, and right age.

• Right patient, right frequency, right purpose, right route, right state, and right authority.

Define Side Effect:

• An effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one indicated.

• A valid reason to use a certain medication.

• A reason to withold a certain medication.

• Harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dosage.

Define Indications:

• A valid reason to use a certain medication.

• An effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one indicated.

• A reason to withhold a certain medication.

• Harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dosage.

Define Contraindications:

• A reason to withold a certain medication.

• Harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dosage.

• A valid reason to use a certain medication.

• An effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one indicated.

Define Adverse Reactions:

• Harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dosage.

• A reason to withold a certain medication.

• A valid reason to use a certain medication.

• An effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one indicated.

Harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dosage.

• Adverse Reaction

• Side Effects

• Indications

• Contraindications

A reason to withold a certain medication.

• Contraindications

• Side Effects

• Indications

• Adverse Reactions

A valid reason to use a certain medication.

• Side Effects

• Indications

• Contraindications

• Adverse Reactions

An effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one indicated.

• Side Effects

• Indications

• Contraindications

• Adverse Reactions

What is the Pre-Administration Check?

• Full set of vitals, check for allergies, check for contraindications, recheck indications, recheck with partner

• check for allergies, full vitals check, check for contraindications

• Pre-Administration check is only needed for patients that have allergies.

• Check with partner before administering.