EMS VOCABULARY

include medications that relieve pain

are sedatives used to prepare patients for an invasive surgery.

they work almost like benzodiazepines by increaseing the affinity between receptor site and neeurotransmitter GABA

non barbiturate hypnotics tend to have fewer side effects. mostly in cardiovascular compromise. but almost identical to barbiturates and benzodiazepines.

medications that increase the contractility of the heart and work against the reentry of of blocked impulses.

enhancement of action of a drug by administration of another drug

a condition in which antigen antibody complexes formed in the bloodstream deposit in places throughout the body, creates an inflammatory response.

describes a disease or condition that does not respond to treatment.

antiarrythmitic medications that slow conduction through the heart.

is what happens when two drugs that have similar action are given together

a mixture of ground particles. that are mixed evenly but do not dissolve into each other.

the combined effects of two drugs that is greater than the sum of their individual effects.

the amount of time after the concentration is a medication falls below the minimum effective levels until its eliminated from the body

the difference between the minimum effective concentration and the concentration of the drug.

the minimal concentration level to get your desired effect.

thru the skin.

unintended- actions that undesirable but pose little risk to the patient

untoward- pose a risk to the patient.

medications that have a effect on the respiratory smooth muscle and relax bronchiole smooth muscle.

medications with analgesic and fever reducing properties.

the time required by the body to metabolize or inactivate half the amount taken in.

an adverse condition induced by a patient by the treatment given.

an abnormal sensitivity or reaction to a drug or other substance that is particular to an individual

medications intended to inhibit the body's ability to attack the foreign organ.

a direct biochemical interaction between two drugs.

medications designed to relive pain without the side effects of opiods

administered anywhere along the GI tract.

any route that is not the GI tract

Chronotropic- changes the heart rate

dromotropic- affects the conduction speeds of the av node. almost all dromotropic drugs are inotropic and chronotropic

inotropic-negative weakens the heart contractions, and positive strengthens the contractions

upright, head and chin tilted forward to keep the airway open

the spread of an infection from its initial site into the blood stream

the time from injury to definitive care during which treatment of shock and traumatic injuries should occur because survival potential is best.

• deformaties
• contustions
• abrarions
• penetrations
• burns
• tenerness
• lacerations
• swelling

systolic-the increased pressure in an artery with each contraction of the ventricles

diastolic-the pressure that remains in the arteries during the relaxation phase of the hearts cycle.

a non invasive method that can quickly efficiently provide information on a patients ventilator status.

the accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity.

when pain is felt when pressure is released. opposed to when when being pressed.

resistance to blood flow in all of the blood vessels except the pulmonary vessels

generally the patients blood pressure required to sustain organ function. (which cant fall below 60 mm hg.

ischemia will occur from lack of perfusion.

• mycardial contratility- the ability for the heart to contract
• preload- is the precontraction pressure
• afterload- is what the heart has to pump against.

the volume of blood the heart can pump in one minuete

The heart (pump)

blood vessels and arteries (pipes)

Blood (fluid)

reinforces the red blood cells and the platelets as they clot. however its platelets main job to clot

located in the aortic arch and carotid sinuses as well as the big arteries in the neck and thorax

failure of several organs such as the lungs, heart, and kidneys and other clotting mechanisms.

inadequate function of the heart, or pump failure.

blood backing up into the heart and builds into the pulmonary tissue.

when conditions cause a mechanical obstruction

when you are protected against new infections but not from germs that remain in the body

the ventricles of the brain

metabolic rate.

hemostasis

Carbon dioxide.

negative pressure in the cavity.

myocardium

carry commands from the CNS to the muscles.

The hepatic portal system

PONS..it inhibits the dorsal respiratory group and increases the speed and depth of breathing.

the decreased after load, will affect cardiac output.

Tachypnea and bradypnea and alternating apneic periods.

prevents over expansion of the lungs.

surfactant destruction and increased alveolar surface tension

patient is in cardiac arrest and they still have an organized rhythm.

• Merter
• liter
• gram

Divide the patients weight by 2 and subtract 10% of that.

ampules are breakable sterile glass of single dose of stuff.

vials may have one or two doses. they also have the rubber stopper on the other end

dissolved crystals in water. Best choice for patients needing fluid replacement.

have molecules that are too large to pass out of the capillary membrane. main ones are albumin and corticosteroids.

has nearly the same osmolarity as the other body fluids.

have a lower concentration of sodium than the cell. they pull fluid from the vascular compartment into the interstitial fluid compartment.

have a higher osmolarity than serum and fluid shifts to the intravascular compartment

when fluid escapes into the surrounding tissue.

if u fuck it up go more proximal on the same arm or opposite extremity.

notify medical control, discontinue the medication and remove the solution.

a sterile crystalloid of specific amounts of calcium chloride,potassium chloride, sodium lactate in water.

goes on the end of a syringe for intranasal stuff

shifting of fluids into the tissues

distress, anxiety,nausea

inflammation of a vein