emergency drugs

drug in emergancy
OXYGEN
? DRUGS FOR CARDIAC DISORDERS
? DRUGS FOR POISONING
? DRUGS FOR SHOCK
? DRUGS FOR HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS
AND PULMONARY EDEM w/o OXYGEN - Brain death
within 6 min
? Pulse oximeter – measures
oxygen saturation
? WHAT’S THE IDEAL O2 SAT? 95%
for severe physiologic stress
? Shock
? Traumatic injury
? Acute myocardial infarction
? Cardiac arrest
DEVICE:
? Breathing spontaneously:
? non- rebreather mask with O2
reservoir
NITROGLYCERIN - vasodilator
? ANGINA PECTORIS
? MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
? SUBLINGUAL – 0.3-0.4 mg to be
repeated after 5 min (max: 3 doses)
? Translingual aerosol spray – 0.4mg

? 10-15L/min
? For those who needs ventillation
? Bag-valve mask – 15L/min
CAUTION IN COPD
PATIENTS
? May lose their hypoxic
respiratory driveEmergency but no severe
stress (angina, arrhythmia)
?Nasal cannula – 1-6L/min

?Face tent (high O2 flow) -
children
DRUGS FOR CARDIAC
DISORDERS
NITROGLYCERIN –
vasodilator
?Should not be use along with
Sildenafil (VIAGRA)
MORPHINE SULFATE
? Narcotic analgesic
? given for chest pain assoc with MI
? Dose: 1-4mg IV over 1-5min to be
repeated q 5-30’ until chest pain is
relieved