Medication 7-252 - Dextrose

CMH EMS & MIH Protocols

Scope of Practice:

• Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
• Registered Nurse
• Paramedic
• Community Paramedic

Route(s):

• IO, IV,

Pharmacodynamics (class and mechanism of action):

• Carbohydrate (Elevates blood sugar level rapidly).

Pharmacokinetics:

• Half-life: Unknown.
• Onset time: Immediate.
• Peak action time: Immediate.
• Duration of action: Unknown.

• Peak	1	minutes
  Duration	1	minutes

Dosing:

• Refer to specific protocol(s) below for dose(s).

Indications:

• Protocol 2-198 - Cardiac Arrest.
• Protocol 2-396 - Extremity Trauma.
• Protocol 2-572 - Hypoglycemia.

Contraindications:

• Intracranial hemorrhage.

Pregnancy Risk Factor:

• Category C
• Risk not ruled out: Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks. FDA requires a relatively large amount of high-quality data on a pharmaceutical for it to be defined as Pregnancy Category A. As a result of this, many drugs that would be considered Pregnancy Category A in other countries are allocated to Category C by the FDA.

Potential Incompatibilities:

• NA.

Precautions and Adverse Effects:

• If alcohol abuse or malnourishment is suspected, then Thiamine should be administered to facilitate Dextrose use by cells.
• May cause local venous irritation, Hyperglycemia, warmth, and/or thrombosis.

Antidote:

• NA.

Controlled Substance Information:

• Not a scheduled drug
• The DEA and FDA have not identified this drug with a schedule classification.
• DEA number: NA.
• Narcotic: No.
• Street names: NA.

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