...On the 10th day of christmas

My instructor gave to me, an introduction to Medical Assessment and general pharmacology.

Hey that ALMOST worked.

First day back in class, easy short, to the point. It was a good way to slip back into the learning mode after the holidays. As a basic there really isnt all that much we need to worry about in terms of medication. Only 6 really, 3 that we can give, and 3 that are patient assist.

*Oxygen - no med direction neccessary
*Activated Charcoal
*Oral Glucose - Glucagon
*Nitro - patient assist
*Epinepherine Auto-injector - Patient assist
*Albuterol Inhaler - Patient Assist

Yeah we're limited, but then again our BLS protocols in this state are limited as well, almost everything is dispatched as ALS. But thats neither here nor there.

Learned the basics of NOI and reinforced the importance of SAMPLE and OPQRST. How to treat an unresponsive medical patient. Suggestions for gathering information in the absence of family members or bystanders.

All in all a very brief overview.