PAR5410 Pharmacotherapy and clinical toxicology in advanced care paramedic practice

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Apply the principles of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and clinical toxicology to clinical practice

2. 2

   Distinguish between the indications, actions, adverse reactions and contraindications for commonly prescribed medications in the advanced care paramedic environment;

3. 3

   Formulate appropriate clinical decisions as they relate to pharmacotherapy within the advanced care paramedic context;

4. 4

   Devise and communicate an appropriate education strategy for patients, based on their individual medication/drug regimes factoring in social and political influences on drug use;

5. 5

   Identify and select appropriate medication regimes for specific clinical conditions in the pre-hospital advanced care clinical environment;

6. 6

   Evaluate the legal, ethical and professional responsibilities associated with prescription and administration of drugs/medications in the paramedic's jurisdiction