EMSE 1149 - Advanced EMS Pharmacology

1. Autonomic Nervous System
   1. Organization and function
   2. Peripheral nervous system characteristics
   3. Autonomic nervous system characteristics
2. Emergency Medications
   1. Names
   2. Actions
   3. Indications
   4. Contraindications
   5. Complications
   6. Routes of administration
   7. Side effects
   8. Interactions
   9. Dosages for the medications administered
3. Medication Administration
   1. Patient administration
4. Paramedics Scope of Management
   1. Mathematical equivalents
   2. Medical Direction
5. Principles of Intravenous Access
   1. Cannulation
   2. Infusion
   3. Blood draws
   4. Solutions
   5. Setups
   6. Asepsis
   7. Intraosseous
   8. Needles
6. Principles of Pharmacology
   1. Medical legislation
   2. Naming
   3. Classification
   4. Schedules
   5. Storage and security
   6. Administration routes
   7. Autonomic pharmacology
   8. Metabolism and excretion
   9. Mechanism of medication action
   10. Phases of medication activity
   11. Pharmacokinetics
   12. Medication response relationships
   13. Medication interactions
   14. Toxicity
   15. Types of patients
   16. Universal precautions
   17. Asepsis

1. differentiate names of a drug.
2. discuss special considerations in drug administration.
3. describe legislative acts controlling drug use and abuse.
4. describe drug classification.
5. review anatomy and physiology of the autonomic nervous system.
6. describe historical trends in pharmacology.
7. calculate drug dosages.
8. demonstrate intravenous access.
9. demonstrate techniques for obtaining blood samples.
10. describe drugs that the paramedic may administer according to local protocol.
11. describe general principles of peripheral venous cannulation.
12. describe mechanisms of drug actions.
13. discuss legal aspects of medication administration.
14. discuss medical asepsis.
15. integrate the pathophysiology of pharmacology with patient assessment.
16. perform routes of medication administration.
17. synthesize a field impression to implement a pharmacologic management plan.
18. utilize universal precautions and body substance isolation.

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