Describe the principles of pharmacology.
Description should include
- fundamentals of medication safety
- forms and routes of medication used during an emergency
- definition of general pharmacological terms, such as trade names, generic names, indications, contraindications, side effects, actions, dosage, and route
- medication legislation related to medication
- naming and classifications of medication
- medication interactions
- adverse drug reactions
- metabolism and excretion
- mechanism of action
- medication response relationships.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why do medications have multiple names, such as trade names, generic names, and brand names?
- What information should be given to medical control to obtain permission, when appropriate, to assist a patient with their medication?
- What are the indications, contraindications, side effects, actions, and dosages of medications with which EMTs are allowed to assist?