Exam 14: Intravenous Access and Medication Administration

What is defined as the removal or destruction of disease-causing organisms or infected material by using hygienic measures, cleaning agents, antiseptics and/or disinfectants?

Which of the following would NOT be appropriate for intradermal drug administration?

Having a patient swallow a tablet of medication with a drink of water is an example of which route of medication administration?

Your protocols call for a dopamine infusion beginning at 5 micrograms per kilogram per minute. You estimate that your patient weighs 190 pounds. Using a standard dopamine concentration of 800 mg in 500 mL, at what drip rate (in drops/minute) will you need to administer the infusion using microdrip tubing?

Administration of a medication to the right eye would be documented medically as:

Which of the following is appropriate for a subcutaneous injection of medication?

Which of the following is a crystalloid solution?

Which of the following is NOT a percutaneous route of medication administration?

In which of the following situations should you NOT obtain venous blood?

Which of the following is a disadvantage to intravascular volume replacement with isotonic crystalloid solutions?

Just as you are arriving at the emergency department bay, your patient, on whom you started an IV at the scene, complains of sudden chills, back pain, and nausea. The patient appears flushed, and his skin is hot and moist to the touch. Which of the following most likely accounts for your patient's presentation?

Your patient weighs 22 pounds and is to receive 0.02 mg/kg of atropine IV push. You have a multidose vial of atropine containing 20 mL at a concentration of 0.04 mg/mL. What volume (in mL) of medication is to be injected?

Which of the following is a parenteral route of drug administration?

When preparing for venipuncture, a constricting band should be applied tight enough to restrict ________ flow.

After administering a medication by the nasogastric or orogastric tube, how much fluid should you flush with?

How do you calculate the administration of a specific amount of drug via infusion, based on weight?

Administration of medication into the dorsal gluteal muscle must be injected into which quadrant of the muscle?

Which of the following solutions is appropriate for the patient needing vascular volume replacement in the prehospital setting?

When a patient requires occasional medications or IV drips but does NOT need a continuous infusion, which device might be implanted into a patient?

What is the MOST common catheter used in prehospital IV starts?