Perrysburg Township EMS personnel carry a wide assortment of medications which allow them to initiate treatment of seriously ill or injured patients prior to arrival at the hospital. A list of our medications and their use is below.
Albuterol (Ventolin) - Breathing treatment
Amiodarone (Cordarone) - Cardiac medication, used for certain cardiac arrest cases
Amyl Nitrate - Antidote for cyanide poisoning
Aspirin - Cardiac medication, used as an anti-coagulation treatment for patients who may be suffering a heart attack
Atropine Sulfate - Cardiac medication for slow heart rate (bradycardia), also used for some poisoning cases as well as nerve gas exposure
Atrovent (Ipratropium-Bromide) - Breathing treatment
Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) - Treatment for allergic reactions
Calcium Chloride - Used to correct certain chemical imbalances in the body, also used in certain overdose cases
Cardizem (Dilitiazem) - Cardiac medication used to correct certain cardiac dysrhythmias
Dextrose - Used to correct low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in diabetic patients
Dopamine (Intropin) - Cardiac medication used to help raise blood pressure (hypotensive patients)
Epinephrine (Adrenalin) - Variety of uses, mainly for certain cardiac arrest cases, as well as anaphylaxis and asthmatics who are not responding to other treatment
Epi-pen - Same as Epinephrine, self-contained auto-injector
Etomidate (Amidate) - Used as a sedative prior to placing advanced airways in conscious patients
Fentanyl (Sublimaze) - Pain medication
Glucagon - Used to correct low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in diabetic patients, also used in certain overdose cases
Labetalol (Transdate, Normodyne) - Used to correct high blood pressure (hypertension)
Lasix (Furosemide) - Used to correct high blood pressure (hypertension), also used for pulmonary edema patients to assist in breathing
Lidocaine (Xylocaine) - Used in certain cardiac arrest protocols, as well as during intubation
Lopressor (Metoprolol) - Used to correct high blood pressure (hypertension), as well as a secondary medication for heart attack patients
Magnesium Sulfate - Used in certain cardiac arrest protocols, also given to pregnant patients suffering from eclampsia
Morphine Sulfate - Pain medication
Narcan (Naloxone) - Used to treat patients suffering from narcotic overdose
Neo-Synephrine - Nasal spray used prior to attempting nasal intubation
Nitroglycerine - Used for patients with chest pain, also given to correct high blood pressure (hypertension)
Nitrous Oxide - Pain medication
Phenergan (Promethazine) - Used to relieve nausea and vomiting
Procainamide (Pronestyl) - Used in certain cardiac cases which are not responding to other treatment
Pralidoxime (2-PAM-Cl) - Antidote for nerve agent exposure, also certain poisonings
Sodium Bicarbonate - Used in certain cardiac arrest protocols, also certain overdoses
Solu-Medrol - A steroid given to patients in respiratory distress
Tetracaine - Topical anesthetic used for eye injuries
Thiamine - Vitamin B1, given to chronic alcoholics, as well as unconscious patients and certain diabetic patients suffering from low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
Valium (Diazepam) - Primarily used as an anti-seizure medication, can also be used as a sedative or for pain relief from muscle spasms
Vasopressin - Used in certain cardiac arrest protocols
Versed (Midazolam) - Anti-seizure medication, also used as a sedative
Xylocaine Jelly - Topical anesthetic used during intubation
Zofran - Used to treat nausea and vomiting