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Acetaminophen/APAP (Indications)

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• Mild to moderate pain
• Fever

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Acetylsalicyclic acid/ASA (Indications)

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• Chest pain and/or signs and symptoms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome
• Abnormal ECG waveforms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome

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Activated charcoal (Indications)

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• Oral poisonings
• Oral overdoses

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Adenosine (Indications)

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• Supraventricular tachycardia
• Monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia

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Albuterol sulfate (Indications)

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• Asthma
• Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema
• Hyperkalemia

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Amiodarone (Indications)

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• Ventricular fibrillation
• Pulseless ventricular tachycardia
• Wide complex tachycardia

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Atropine sulfate (Indications)

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• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Organophosphate poisoning
• Carbamate poisoning
• Nerve agent poisoning

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Bumetanide (Indications)

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• Pulmonary edema
• Congestive heart failure

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Calcium chloride (Indications)

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• Hyperkalemia
• Acute hypocalcemia
• Calcium channel blocker overdose
• Beta-blocker overdose

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Calcium gluconate 2.5% topical gel (Indications)

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Contact with hydrofluoric acid

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Calcium gluconate (Indications)

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• Hyperkalemia
• Beta-blocker overdose
• Calcium channel blocker overdose

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Dexamethasone (Indications)

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• Asthma
• Chronic bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Other reactive airway conditions
• Anaphylaxis

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Dextrose 50% (Indications)

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• Hypoglycemia
• Unconsciousness of unknown etiology

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Diazepam (Indications)

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• Seizure activity
• Status epilepticus
• Procedural sedation for rapid sequence intubation and cardioversion
• Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium
• Severe anxiety

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Diltiazem (Indications)

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• Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate
• Atrial flutter with rapid ventricular rate
• Supraventricular tachycardia second-line to administration of adenosine

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Diphenhydramine (Indications)

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• Allergic reactions
• Anaphylaxis
• Phenothiazine reaction with extrapyramidal symptoms

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Dopamine (Indications)

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• Cardiogenic shock
• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Hemodynamically significant hypotension

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Epinephrine (Indications)

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• Cardia arrest with asystole, pulseless electrical activity, ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia
• Asthma
• Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema
• Allergic reaction
• Anaphylaxis
• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Hemodynamically significant hypotension from a cause other than hypovolemia

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Etomidate (Indications)

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Procedural sedation for rapid sequence intubation

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Fentanyl (Indications)

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Pain management

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Furosemide (Indications)

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• Pulmonary edema
•Congestive heart failure

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Glucagon (Indications)

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• Hemodynamically significant hypoglycemia
• Beta-blocker overdose

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Hydrooxocobalamin (Indications)

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Cyanide poisoning by inhalation, ingestion, and exposure.

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Ipratropium bromide (Indications)

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• Asthma
• Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema

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Ketamine (Indications)
• Procedural sedations for rapid sequence intubation • Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium • Pain management
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Lidocaine (Indications)
• Ventricular fibrillation • Ventricular tachycardia • Ventricular dysthymias º Frequent premature wide-complexes and couplets º Monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia
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Lorazepam (Indications)
• Seizure activity • Status epilepticus • Procedural sedation for intubation and cardioversion • Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium • Severe anxiety
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Magnesium sulfate (Indications)
• Seizures caused by toxicity of pregnant (toxemia) • Pregnancy induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia) • Pre-term labor • Torsades de pointes (polymorphic ventricular tachycardia) • Ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia refractory to amiodarone or lidocaine • Reactive airway conditions including bronchoconstriction and bronchospasm
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Methylprednisolone (Indications)
• Asthma • Chronic bronchitis • Emphysema • Other reactive airway conditions • Anaphylaxis • Burns involving the airway
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Midazolam (Indications)
• Seizure activity • Status epilepticus • Procedural sedation for intubation and cardioversion • Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium
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Morphine sulfate (Indications)
• Pain management • Chest pain and/or signs and symptoms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome • Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema
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Naloxone (Indications)
• Narcotics and synthetic analgesic overdoses including: º morphine (MS-Contin) º heroin º oxycodone (OxyContin) º methadone º codeine º meperidine (Demerol) º fentanyl (Sublimaze) º hydrocodone (Vicodin) º hydromorphone • Unconsciousness of unknown etiology
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Nitroglycerin (Indications)
• Chest pain and signs/symptoms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome • Congestive heart failure with pulmonary edema
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Nitrous oxide 50% (Indications)
Pain management
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Norepinephrine (Indications)
Severe hypotension refractory to IV boluses causes by cardiogenic shock, septic shock, and neurogenic shock
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Ondansetron (Indications)
Nausea and vomiting
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Oral glucose (Indications)
Hypoglycemia
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Oxygen (Indications)
• Hypoxia • Suspected hypoxia where pulse oximetry indicates less than 94% with an unstable patient
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Oxytocin (Indications)
Postpartum hemorrhage
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Phenylephrine nasal spray 0.5% (Indications)
Administered prior to insertion of a nasotracheal tube
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Pralidoxime chloride (2-Pam) (Indications)
Organophosphate pesticide poisoning
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Proparacaine ophthalmic solution 0.5% (Indications)
Chemical exposure to the eyes requiring irrigation
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Racemic epinephrine (Indications)
• Croup • Bronchospasm associated with asthma, chronic bronchitis, and bronchiolitis
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Rocuronium (Indications)
Induction of paralysis to facilitate rapid sequence intubation
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Sodium bicarbonate 7.5-8.4% (Indications)
• Pre-existing or known metabolic acidosis • Acidosis refractory to effective ventilation • Salicylate overdose • Tricyclic antidepressant overdose • Hyperkalemia • Prolonged cardiac arrest • Crush syndrome
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Succinylcholine (Indications)
Induction of paralysis to facilitate rapid sequence intubation
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Tetracaine (Indications)
Chemical exposure to the eyes requiring irrigation
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Thiamine (vitamin B1) (Indications)
• Delirium tremens • Wernicke encephalopathy • Korsakoff syndrome • Unconsciousness of unknown etiology • Alcoholism • Malnutrition
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Vasopressin (Indications)
Cardiac arrest: º ventricular fibrillation º pulseless ventricular tachycardia º asystole º pulseless ventricular activity
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Verapamil (Indications)
• Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate • Atrial flutter with rapid ventricular rate • Supraventricular tachycardia
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Ibuprofen (Indications)
• Mild to moderate pain • Fever
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0.9% sodium chloride solution (Indications)
• Parenteral replacement of fluids and sodium chloride loss, including hypovolemia • IV and IO access for drug administration • Dilution of drugs for infusion
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Lactated Ringer’s solution (Indications)
• Parenteral replacement of fluids and sodium chloride loss, including hypovolemia • IV and IO access for drug administration • Trauma in pregnancy • Burn injury
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5% dextrose in water (Indications)
• Parenteral maintenance of water and carbohydrate required by the clinical condition of the heart • IV and IO access for drug administration • Dilution of concentrated drugs for infusion

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