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You respond to a medical call for a 59-year-old female complaining of tightness in her chest.You place her on a high concentration of oxygen and prepare for a short 5-minute transport to the hospital.The patient tells you she is on nitroglycerin,which she has not taken.Your partner tells you that you can give aspirin per protocol.Should you delay the patient transport to give the medication and why?

A) No, any delay will cause the patient more heart damage; each delay weakens the myocardium.
B) Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the blood vessels to dilate and restore some blood flow, and the aspirin will slow the clotting process.
C) Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the heart to beat stronger and restore some blood flow, and the aspirin will ease the pain.
D) No, any delay will cause the patient more stress; she needs to be in a definitive care facility.

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How does nitroglycerin decrease the level of chest pain that a patient experiences?

A) It constricts the blood vessels, forcing more blood into the heart muscle.
B) It dilates the blood vessels, allowing more blood to enter the heart muscle.
C) It constricts the blood vessels, forcing the toxic lactic acid out of the heart.
D) It dilates the blood vessels, allowing more blood flow to wash away the toxic lactic acid.

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You are on the scene of a 68-year-old patient with a history of COPD who is breathing 44 times per minute and has a diminished level of consciousness.His wife states he has an Albuterol inhaler and nitroglycerin tablets for angina.What is the most important drug you can administer to the patient?

What are the names given to each medication listed in the U.S.Pharmacopoeia?

Why should EMTs study pharmacology?

An EMT is on the scene of a 48-year-old male patient complaining of chest pain.He has nitroglycerin prescribed and available.After performing the primary and secondary assessments,the EMT contacts medical control and is ordered to assist the patient in taking his nitroglycerin.Carefully,the EMT performs the "five rights" and checks the expiration before administering the medication.The patient states the medicine is not helping his pain.The patient also states he does not have a headache.Reassessment of the patient's vital signs shows no change in blood pressure.The EMT suspects the nitro is not working because the:

What condition must be present before you give oral glucose?

Which of the following is a potential side effect of nitroglycerin?

What medication is given when a patient suffers from a medical or traumatic condition called hypoxia?

Nitroglycerin (Nitro) is used for patients with recurrent chest pain or a history of heart attack.Nitro is most commonly supplied in what two forms?

How does aspirin actually reduce the chances that a patient suffering a heart attack will die?

Epinephrine delivered by auto-injector may be indicated for patients with which of the following conditions?

Which of the following BEST describes the five rights?

When you give patients nitroglycerin,they sometimes develop a headache.This would be called a(n) :

A drug's form refers to which of the following?

The study of the effects of medications on the body in relation to age and weight is called:

What is the first medication that should be administered to a patient experiencing chest pain with difficulty breathing?

You are on the scene of a 48-year-old male patient complaining of chest pain.He has nitroglycerin prescribed and available.After performing your physical examination,you contact medical control and are ordered to assist the patient in taking his nitroglycerin.Five minutes after taking his nitroglycerin,the patient complains of being dizzy and having a headache.You lie the patient down on the stretcher and reassess his vital signs.He is now hypotensive.The patient is suffering from:

You are called to an elementary school for an 8-year-old female patient who is experiencing respiratory distress.The school nurse states the patient has an epinephrine auto-injector for a possible anaphylactic reaction to bee stings.The patient also has an Albuterol inhaler for asthma.The patient is breathing 30 times a minute,is in the tripod position,and is speaking in two- to three-word sentences.The nurse states the patient was playing basketball in the gym when she started having difficulty breathing.The patient has wheezing in all lung fields.An ALS unit is en route but it is 10 minutes away.You are 20 minutes away from the nearest hospital.After placing the patient on oxygen,your next intervention should be to:

The epinephrine auto-injector is given via the ________ route.