Paramedic Drug Cards

By: Michael Egan
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  • Readings of weekly drug cards based on the NREMT curriculum.
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  • Ketorolac
    Dec 23 2022
    • Trade: Toradol 
    • Class: NSAID
    • MOA: inhibits the production or prostaglandins in inflamed tissue, which decreases the responsiveness of pain receptors. 
    • Indications: Moderately severe acute pain
    • Contraindications: Patients with a hx of peptic ulcer disease or GI bleed, patients with renal insufficiency, hypovolemic patients, 3rd trimester pregnancy, nursing mothers, allergy to other nsaids, stroke or head trauma, having surgery within the next 7 days.  
    • Side effects:  headache, drowsiness, dizziness, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, N/V, Diarrhea.
    • Dosing:

    Adult 

    IV 30mg

    IM 60mg 

    Senior (65 and older)/ Pediatric < 50kgs

    IV 15mg

    IM 30mg


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  • Morphine
    Dec 23 2022
    • Trade: Morphine
    • Class: Opiate agonist/Narcotic Analgesic 
    • MOA: Binds to the opiate receptors. Reduces stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system caused by pain and anxiety. Reduction of sympathetic stimulation reduces heart rate, cardiac work, and myocardial O2 consumption
    • Indications: moderate to severe pain including chest pain associated with ACS, CHF, and pulmonary edema.
    • Contraindications: Respiratory depression, shock.
    • Side effects: Respiratory depression, hypotension, N/V, dizziness, lightheadedness, sedation, diaphoresis, euphoria, seizures, cardiac arrest, anaphylactoid reaction.
    • Dosage:

    Adult  

    2-10mg IV/IO/IM

    Pediatric 

    < 110 lbs 0.025 – 0.2mg/kg IV/IO/IM


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  • Fentanyl
    Dec 23 2022
    • Trade: Sublimaze
    • Class: Narcotic Analgesic 
    • MOA: Binds to opiate receptors producing analgesia and euphoria
    • Indication: Pain
    • Contraindication: Use caution in traumatic brain injury, Respiratory depression 
    • Side effects: Respiratory depression, apnea, hypotension, N/V, dizziness, sedation euphoria, Sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, palpitations, HTN, diaphoresis, syncope
    • Dosing

    Adult 

    50-100mcg IM/IV


    Pedi 

    1-2mcg/kg IM/IV


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Good study guide

Thanks for making this. I listen to this while I’m driving home from school and it a fun way for me to refresh my memory.

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Straight to the point

There are no filler words and all pertain information for the drug cards is fantastic for students and paramedics

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