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Useful Links & Resources
for Paramedics

Hallucinogens.com
This website is an excellent resource for scientific information on street drugs.

Erowid
Documenting the complex relationships between humans and psycho actives.

Human Anatomy
How the sodium potassium pump works.

Mouse Party
Interesting site using animations of mice to illustrate the effects of street drugs.

Science Video Resources
Very useful presentations of relevant topics.

University of Texas
Understanding addiction.

McMan's Depression & Bipolar Web
Great stuff relating neurotransmitters to the disease process.

CREATIVE PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION BOOKS

neurotransmitters
CNS PHARMACOLOGY for PARAMEDICS
Training Manual

CNS Pharmacology Manual
by Mike Billingham, Paramedic
$75.00

"CNS Pharmacology for Paramedics" is a unique and important Training Manual. It tackles complex concepts in emergency care through the use of pictures and case studies. It looks into the intracellular mechanisms of addiction, drug therapy, treatment strategies and physiology.
This Manual accompanies our CNS Pharmacology Course.

online event registration
by RegOnline

Chapters Outline:

Chapter 1: Mechanism of Action of Narcotics
cocaine
receptors

• Pharmacology of narcotics
• Physiology of synapses
• Physiology of action potentials
• Physiology of neuro transmitters
• Physiology of gamma-aminobutyric acid
• Mechanism of action of benzodiazepines
• Pharmacology of benzodiazepines
• Dangers of Naloxone
• Case studies
• Signs and symptoms
• Theory of ischemic preconditioning
• Pharmacology of Anexate

Chapter 2: Mechanisms of Addiction and Reward
• Structures of the reward System
• Neurotransmitters of the reward System

Chapter 3: Libby’s Story
anti-depressants
* Image courtesy of HowStuffWorks.com

• Serotonin
• Pharmacology of Antidepressants
• Serotonin Syndrome
• Case # 1 (Complex Psychiatric patient)
• Case # 2 (Complex street drug overdose)
• MDMA (Ecstasy)

Chapter 4
Covers the impact of this topic on the future of Paramedicine.
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