Medication Delivery
From Standard Operating Guidelines
Contents
Section 2 - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
220.28 Medication Delivery
PURPOSE:
To establish a guideline for the Maitland Fire Rescue Department medication selection, delivery, and dosage procedures.
PROCEDURE:
RESPONSIBILITY
It is the responsibility of each ALS provider to provide the correct medication, delivery method, and dosage of medication given.
- Prior to administration all medications must be checked for the 5 rights. Right drug, right dose, right route, right patient and right time.
- Medication shall be administered by the same paramedic that prepares the solution/concentration. It shall not be handed off to another paramedic to administer except for rare and unforeseen circumstances.
- All medications stocked, dosages, and delivery methods are listed in Section 8 of MFRD’s Practice Parameters.
- All delivery methods are outlined in detail in the MFRD’s Practice parameters listed below.
- 7.11 Rectal
- 8.03 Eye drops
- 8.05 Sublingual
- 9.14 Intraosseous Infusion
- 9.19 Intramuscular administration
- 9.20 Nasal Atomizer administration
- 9.21 Nebulizer administration
- 9.22 Subcutaneous administration
- 9.25 Peripheral Venipuncture
- 9.28 Reconstitution of Medications
- 9.34 Medication Syringe Pump
- 10.08 Nitroglycerin drips
