Chapter 14, Medication Administration

This chapter begins with an overview of fluids and electrolytes—balanced and imbalanced—and the processes of osmosis and diffusion. Next, it discusses the various types of IV solutions used in the prehospital setting and the techniques of IV therapy and intraosseous infusion. It describes the mathematical principles used in pharmacology and for calculating medication doses (bolus and maintenance infusion). Paramedics administer medication in different forms. The chapter concludes with a discussion of routes for administering medications.