This app gives students, paramedics and healthcare professionals the necessary facts on over ninety emergency medications. This guide provides: •An A to Z list of common emergency medications. •Single page charts containing the medication’s class, mechanism, simple pharmacokinetics, indications, contraindications, side effects, precautions and facts, common preparations and dosage ranges. •Appendixes of regular prescribed medications, trade names, checklists, indications, abbreviations and formulas. Recommended Academic Resource: This App is a recommended resource at Charles Sturt University for the Paramedic Program’s following clinical subjects. APS301 - Pharmacology for Paramedics BMS317 - Integrating Paramedic Medical Science BMS327 - Integrating Paramedic Trauma Science CLS104 - Foundations of Clinical Practice CLS201 - Introduction to Medical Emergencies CLS202 - Life Span Health Issues and Paramedic Care CLS300 - Advanced Cardiology and Paramedic Practice CLS307 - Transition to Paramedic Practice Source material for the app provided by the following people: Primary Author of the Paramedic & Emergency Pharmacology Guidelines booklet Mathew Caffey, PA-C, MMS, CCEMTP Lecturer, Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic, The School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University Contributing Author of the Paramedic & Emergency Pharmacology Guidelines booklet Dr James W. Crane, PhD Lecturer in Anatomy and Physiology, The School of Biomedical Sciences and The Centre for Research into Complex Systems, Charles Sturt University With the assistance from the paramedic lecturing staff of Charles Sturt University: Amanda Hlushak, Brian Haskins, Eileen Barry, Lyle Brewster, Sonja Maria, Margaret Adams, Veronica Madigan and Josep Acker. With additional review from: Associate Professor Maree Simpson, BPharm, BSc(Hons), PhD. MPS, Paramedic Specialist (ICP/SOT) Martin Nichols MHthSc, BNurs, GradCertClinicalEd, Paramedic Specialist (ICP/ECP) Bernadette McCabe, BHthS, BNurs, PG Cert ICP Studies.
No update in years
No update in 3 years. Screen ratio is awful. Desperately needs an update to apart to modern screens.
Good prehospital care app
After looking at this app, I have found it to be very helpful out in the field and has the necessary information that is needed.
Great Resource
Fantastic resource very easy to use and comes in handy when needing to look up medications, great for pharmacology revision to!
Awesome App
It's very easy to use and covers a lot of conditions. Studying as a paramedic so I'll use it a lot.
Very useful
I use this app all the time
Sven
The App has inconsistencies and mistakes. The overall idea for the App is good but fixes are needed. 3 stars as the pharmacologies are quite good.
Informative & easy to use resource
This is an effective and informative resource that will be very helpful for paramedic students as they study pharmacology.
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