Medication 7-440 - Normal Saline (NS, Sodium Chloride)

Polk, Hickory, Cedar, & St Clair EMS Protocols

Scope of Practice:

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

Route(s):

• Inhalation, IO, IV, Neb, Topical

Pharmacodynamics (class and mechanism of action):

• Crystalloid solution.

Pharmacokinetics:

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

• Peak	1	minutes
  Duration	1	minutes

Dosing:

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

Indications:

• Virtually all protocols for IV access and irrigation.

Contraindications:

• None.

Pregnancy Risk Factor:

• No Category
• FDA has not yet classified the drug into a specified pregnancy category.

Potential Incompatibilities:

• None.

Precautions and Adverse Effects:

• May cause Pulmonary Edema.

Antidote:

• Rigitine.

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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