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| 3175925195 | aspirin | a medication used to reduce the clotting ability of blood to prevent and treat clots associated with myocardial infarction. |  | 0 |
| 3175925196 | atomizer | a device attached to the end of a syringe that atomizes medication (turns it into very fine droplets). | 1 | |
| 3175925197 | contraindications | specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate and may be harmful to administer a drug to a patient. | 2 | |
| 3175925198 | enteral | referring to a route of medication administration that uses the gastrointestinal tract such as swallowing a pill. |  | 3 |
| 3175925199 | epinephrine | a drug that helps to constrict the blood vessels and relax passages of the airway. It may be used to counter a severe allergic reaction. |  | 4 |
| 3175925200 | indications | specific signs or circumstances under which it is appropriate to administer a drug to a patient. | 5 | |
| 3175925201 | inhaler | a spray device with a mouthpiece that contains an aerosol form of a medication that a patient can spray into his airway; bronchodilator |  | 6 |
| 3175925202 | naloxone | an antidote for narcotic medications. |  | 7 |
| 3175925203 | nitroglycerin | a drug that helps to dilate the coronary vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood. |  | 8 |
| 3175925204 | oral glucose | a form of glucose (a kind of sugar) given by mouth to treat an awake patient (who is able to swallow) with an altered mental status and a history of diabetes. |  | 9 |
| 3175925205 | oxygen | a gas commonly found in the atmosphere. Pure oxygen is used as a drug to treat any patient whose medical or traumatic condition may cause him to be hypoxic, or low in oxygen. |  | 10 |
| 3175925206 | parenteral | referring to a route of medication administration that does not use the gastrointestinal tract, such as an intravenous medication. |  | 11 |
| 3175925207 | pharmacodynamics | the study of the effects of medications on the body. | 12 | |
| 3175925208 | pharmacology | the study of drugs,their sources, their characteristics, and their effects. |  | 13 |
| 3175925209 | side effect | any action of a drug other than the desired action. |  | 14 |
| 3175925210 | untoward effect | an effect of a medication in addition to its desired effect that may be potentially harmful to the patient. | 15 | |
| 3175927108 | Activated Charcoal | a powder prepared from charred wood, usually premixed with water to form a slurry for use in the field. Used to treat a poisoning or overdose when a substance is swallowed and is in the patient's digestive track. | 16 | |
| 3175935605 | Drugs Names | Every drug or medication is listed in a comprehensive government publication called the U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP); listed with generic name. Each drug has 3 names: generic, brand/trade name, and the chemical name | 17 | |
| 3175940095 | Medication Authorization - Off-line Medical Direction | You do not speak to a physician to ask permission; "standing orders": orders written down in the form of protocols. | 18 | |
| 3175943758 | Medication Authorization - On-line Medical Direction | You will speak directly to a physician to obtain required verbal permission to administer a medication. | 19 | |
| 3175946815 | The 5 Rights | 1. Do I have the right patient? 2. Is it the right time to administer the medication? 3. Is this the right medication? 4. Is this the right dose? 5. Right Route? | 20 | |
| 3175949790 | Routes of Administration | Oral, sublingual, inhaled, intranasal, intravenous (injected in vein), intramuscular (injected in muscle), subcutaneous (under the skin), intraosseous (injected into the bone marrow cavity), endotracheal (sprayed directly into a tube inserted into the trachea) | 21 | |
| 3175962882 | Drip Chamber | near the fluid bag; micro drip (when minimal fluid is needed); macro drip (when higher flow of fluid is needed) | 22 | |
| 3175965341 | Flow Regulator | located below the drip chamber; pushed up or down to start, stop, or control the rate of flow | 23 | |
| 3175966988 | Drug or Needle Port | below flow regulator; paramedic injects medication into this opening | 24 |
