8.2 Nausea & Vomiting: Management

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Underlying cause of nausea/vomiting

Determines which medication will be most effective.

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First-line treatment for undifferentiated nausea and vomiting

Ondansetron 4-8 mg ODT or IV (rarely IM).

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Conditions causing vestibular nausea

Motion sickness, vertigo, aeromedical evacuation.

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Ineffectiveness of ondansetron in vestibular nausea

Different neurotransmitter pathways are involved.

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Preferred drug for vestibular nausea

Prochlorperazine 12.5 mg IM.

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Examples of prophylactic antiemetics usage

Spinal immobilisation, penetrating eye trauma.

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Prophylactic drug and dose for nausea/vomiting

Ondansetron 4-8 mg ODT or IV.

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Routes for ondansetron administration

Oral wafer (ODT), IV, rarely IM.

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Main role of prochlorperazine in prehospital care

Treatment of vestibular nausea or when ondansetron is contraindicated.