Drugs and Interventions

Below are some of the interventions and drugs that ECPs are permitted to use. Please send an email if you have anything to add to the list to mike.bjarkoy@nhs.net PARAMEDIC DRUGS Atropine Adrenaline Aspirin Chlorphenamine Diazemuls Dicobalt Edetate. Entonox Frusemide Glyceryl Trinitrate Glucagon Glucose 5% Glucose 10% Heparin Hydrocortisone Hypostop Lidocaine Metoclopramide Morphine Sulphate Nalbuphine Hydrochloride Naloxone Hydrochloride Oxygen Salbutamol Sodium Chloride Sodium Lactate Sodium Thiosulphate Stesolid Syntometrine Tenecteplase Tramadol PARAMEDIC INTERVENTION Manual defibrillation automated bi-phasic defibrillation trans thoracic pacing (local agreement) laryngoscopy / removal of foreign bodies endotracheal intubation eschmann Intubation nasoparyngeal airways laryngeal masks cannulation valsalva manoeuvre carotid sinus massage phlebotomy ECG monitoring acquire and interpret 12 Lead ECG pulse oximetry Capnography Intraosseous access needle cricothyroidotomy needle thoracostomy pulmonary ventilation by intubation IPPV using BVM or mechanical ventilator 'T' piece ventilation for asthmatics  Combat Arterial Tourniquets SMART CLIP drug testing Drug administration routes via intravenous intramuscular subcutaneous nebulisers intraosseous sublingual endotracheal rectal buccal oral. EMERGENCY CARE PRACTITIONER DRUGS Amoxicillin Benoxinate Cephalexin Chlorphenamine maleate tablets 2mg/5ml Chlorphenamine maleate tablets 4mg Chlorphenicol 1% eye ointment 4g tube Co-amoxiclav 125/31 suspension Co-amoxiclav 250/62 suspension Co-amoxiclav 375mg tablets Co-Codamol Diclofenac Erythromycin antibiotic 250mg Flucloxacillin antibiotic 250mg capsules Flucloxacillin antibiotic syrup 125mg/5ml Flucloxacillin antibiotic syrup 250mg/5ml Fluroescein 1% eye drops minims Fucithalmic Ibuprofen suspension 100mg/5ml Ibuprofen tablets 200mg Instillagel Lidnocaine (pre-filled syringe) Lidnocaine Hydrochloride Oxybuprocaine 0.4% eye drops minims Paracetamol tablets 500mg Prochlorperazine Prednisolone Tetanus/Diphtheria Trimethroprim. The above drugs refelct what is being used or prescribed by ECP in the UK. It does not represent any single ECP cells singular scope of PGDs    EMERGENCY CARE PRACTITIONER AREAS OF CARE The list below refers to specific treatment plans and not the ECP clinical assessment skills. The scope of individual and teams of ECPs are dependant of their educational background and the organisations scope of practice afforded to the ECPs. Non traumatic falls lower back pain cold or flu symptoms constipation diarrhoea paronychea post operative wound problem blocked urinary catheters non traumatic epistaxis Ottawa ankle rules Ottawa knee injury calf problems pre-tibial laceration pulled elbow (subluxation) mallet finger wrist injury humerus clavicle gamekeepers thumb corneal abrasions corneal foreign body arc eye sub tarsal foreign body chemical eye injuries conjunctival foreign body toothache removal of foreign body (ear) removal of foreign body (nose) minor head injury primary wound care secondary wound care ingested foreign body bites & stings (insect/fish) burns emotional or hysterical reaction psychiatric problems x-ray requests Plaster of Paris Blood and urine samples requests