The drug guide that belongs in the pocket of every front-line EMS provider
This is the first EMS pocket drug guide that contains the detailed information typically found only in much larger reference books. EMS Pocket Drug Guide is a true must-have for any level EMS provider from basic to advanced. Small enough to fit in a shirt pocket, it should always be with you for quick, reliable reference in the field.
- The detail you need without sacrificing ease of use
- Essential information on 1000 of the most commonly prescribed medications and more than 70 drugs most often used in the pre-hospital setting
- Drug-specific EMS pearls, including signs and symptoms of overdose and specific overdose management
- Sections on street drugs and medicinal herbs
- Quick field reference tables, including cardiac algorithms, weight conversion, and injury severity scores
An amazing amount of content packed into a pocket-sized reference: EMS Field Medications, Commonly Prescribed Medications: Classificaton, Commonly Prescribed Medications: Generic and Selected Brand Data, Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs, Common Street Drugs, Reference Tables, Adult Emergency Cardiac Care Medications
Author(s): Patrick Gomella, Leonard Gomella
Edition: 1
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 460
Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 12
Medication Key......Page 14
Abbreviations......Page 18
Cardiovascular (CV) Agents......Page 26
Central Nervous System Agents......Page 27
Hematologic Agents......Page 28
Pain Medications......Page 29
Respiratory Agents......Page 30
Antimicrobial Agents......Page 58
Antifungals......Page 60
Antineoplastic Agents......Page 61
Cardiovascular (CV) Agents......Page 63
Central Nervous System Agents......Page 66
Dermatologic Agents......Page 67
Dietary Supplements......Page 68
Endocrine System Agents......Page 69
Eye (Ophthalmic) Agents......Page 70
Gastrointestinal Agents......Page 72
Hematologic Agents......Page 74
Immune System Agents......Page 75
OB/GYN Agents......Page 76
Pain Medications......Page 78
Respiratory Agents......Page 79
Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents......Page 81
Natural and Herbal Agents......Page 82
III: Commonly Prescribed Medications: Generic and Selected Brand Data......Page 84
IV: Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs......Page 348
V: Common Street Drugs......Page 362
Table VI-1 Comparison of Systemic Steroids......Page 370
Table VI-2 Topical Steroid Preparations......Page 371
Table VI-3 Comparison of Insulins......Page 373
Table VI-4 Commonly Used Oral Contraceptives......Page 374
Table VI-5 Some Common Oral Potassium Supplements......Page 377
Table VI-6 Common Multivitamins Available OTC......Page 378
Table VI-7 Antiarrhythmics: Vaughn Williams Classification......Page 379
Table VI-8 Cytochrome P-450 Isoenzymes and Common Drugs They Metabolize, Inhibit, and Induce......Page 380
Table VI-9 SSRIs/SNRI/Triptan and Serotonin Syndrome......Page 382
Table VI-10 Weight Conversion Table......Page 383
Table VI-11 Burn Management: Rule of “9’s” and Parkland Formula......Page 384
Table VI-12 Adult Injury Severity Measures (Glasgow Coma Score and Revised Trauma Score)......Page 385
Table VI-13 Pediatric Injury Severity Measures (Glasgow Coma Score and Pediatric Trauma Score)......Page 387
Table VI-14 APGAR Scoring for Newborns......Page 389
Table VI-15 Bioterrorism Agents......Page 390
Table VI-16 List of Substances with a General Overview of Prehospital Treatment and Specific Antidotes for Poisoning and Overdose......Page 397
Table VI-17 Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI) Intubation......Page 399
Table VI-18 Cardiac Algorithms: ADULT......Page 401
Table VI-19 Cardiac Algorithms: PEDIATRIC......Page 407
A......Page 412
B......Page 417
C......Page 419
D......Page 423
E......Page 426
F......Page 429
G......Page 430
H......Page 432
I......Page 433
L......Page 435
M......Page 437
N......Page 440
O......Page 442
P......Page 443
R......Page 447
S......Page 449
T......Page 451
V......Page 454
Z......Page 456
Adult Emergency Cardiac Care Medications......Page 458
