Exam 26: Principles of Medication Administration

____ injection is frequently used for the uncooperative patient who is in need of sedation/chemical restraint to prevent harm to himself or others.

The most common intramuscular injection site is the ____.

Some needle adaptors attach to the syringe hub by use of a twist connection, called a ____, where the adaptor on the syringe is grooved and will mate with a flange on the needle hub.

Paramedics usually use less than an 18 gauge needle when drawing blood, either through an intravenous catheter or via direct needle insertion.

____________________ injection of medication is the slowest and least dependable means of obtaining therapeutic drug levels in the bloodstream.

The ____ route bypasses the gastrointestinal system and is preferred during an emergency because of the rapidity of onset of the medication's action as well as predictability of the drug levels.

An easy-to-swallow pill is the best carrier for a medication, especially for the older patient.

A(n) ____ is made from some medications that will not dissolve in a solvent and thus remain as finely pulverized particles floating in the liquid.

Paramedics generally prefer to use the deltoid muscle for injections because it requires less patient exposure and is easier to access.

____________________, a topical refrigerant, numbs the skin at the injection site in as little as 15 seconds.

Alcohol has long been used in pharmacy, in part because of its excellent solvent properties and, in part, because of its ready availability.

____________________, a simple tincture of opium, is highly effective in relieving a number of maladies including pain and constipation.

____________________ injection is used when preparing an intravenous site with a local anesthetic.

The ____ technique creates an offset injection pathway, using subcutaneous tissue to block leakage.

A(n) ____________________ bevel is intended to pierce a stopper without coring it, preventing leakage of the contents within the catheter from leaking out of the stopper when the needle is withdrawn.

If a volume is intravenously infused rapidly over several seconds or minutes, then the infusion is called a(n) ____.

Finely pulverized particles placed into oils, such as cod liver oil, are called ____.

The earliest liquid medications were called ____________________.

It is preferable to inject medications below the level of injury of a paraplegia patient, eliminating the pain which can accompany an injection.

The intramuscular needle range is between 18 to 24 gauge and the selection of the length of the needle is more important than the gauge.