Pharmacological Management in Emergency Medical Services Quiz

Epinephrine is a sympathomimetic agent that acts rapidly to reverse anaphylactic reactions.

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication used to stabilize cardiac rhythms during ventricular fibrillation.

Fentanyl is a potent opioid analgesic frequently used in EMS for pain management due to its rapid onset and potency.

Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used to rapidly reverse the effects of opioid overdose.

Midazolam is a benzodiazepine used for its sedative and anxiolytic properties to manage severe agitation and excited delirium in EMS.

Aspirin is recommended for its antiplatelet effects in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes such as angina and suspected myocardial infarction.

Albuterol is a beta2-adrenergic agonist bronchodilator used in EMS to relieve bronchospasm in acute asthma exacerbations.

tPA is administered to eligible patients with acute ischemic stroke to dissolve blood clots and improve outcomes.

Ketamine is an anesthetic agent used for rapid sequence intubation in EMS due to its rapid onset and minimal respiratory depression.

Epinephrine is the primary medication for treating anaphylactic shock in EMS due to its potent vasoconstrictive and bronchodilator effects.

Insulin is the primary medication used to lower blood glucose levels and treat severe hyperglycemia in diabetic ketoacidosis in the prehospital setting.