Title: Describe the principles of pharmacology.
Course: Emergency Medical Technician I (14055-I) > Section: Understanding Pharmacology

Description should include the

- fundamentals of medication safety
- forms and routes of medication used during an emergency
- definition of general pharmacological terms, such as trade names, generic names, indications, contraindications, side effects, actions, dosage, and route.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why do medications have multiple names, such as trade names, generic names, and brand names?
- What information should be given to medical control to obtain permission, when appropriate, to assist a patient with his/her medication?
- What are the indications, contraindications, side effects, actions, and dosages of medications with which EMTs are allowed to assist?