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• Thrombocytosis
• Leukopenia
• Injection site:
° Pain
° Induration
° Sterile abscess
° Tissue sloughing
° Phlebitis
• Thrombophlebitis with IV use
Preparation procedure:
• Withdraw 10mL NaCl from a 100mL bag. Inject 10mL NaCl into 1g ceftriaxone vial. Mix.
• Withdraw entire contents of vial and inject into original 100mL NaCl IV bag. Mix.
• Piggyback with running IV.
• If giving IM, reconstitute with 1% lidocaine WITHOUT epinephrine.
TMEP use:
• Abdominal Pain Protocol
• Bronchitis/Pneumonia Protocol SECTION 3
• Dental Pain Protocol
• Flank Pain (Renal Colic, Pyelonephritis, Kidney Stones) Protocol
• Head and Neck Infection Protocol
• Joint Infection Protocol
• K9 Trauma Management Protocol
• Meningitis Protocol
• Sepsis/Septic Shock Protocol
• Tactical Trauma Protocol
• Urinary Tract Infection Protocol

Cephalosporins – General Antimicrobial Spectrum
Aviation personnel are grounded for the initial 24 hours of antibiotic therapy and
until the medical condition no longer interferes with safely performing aviation duties and
the patient is free of side-effects.
• 1 generation: Gram positive (including Staph aureus); basic gram negative coverage.
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° Examples: cefazolin, cephalexin, cefadroxil
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• 2 generation: Diminished Staph aureus, improved gram negative coverage compared
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to 1 generation; some with anaerobic coverage.
° Examples: cefotetan, cefoxitin, cefuroxime
• 3 generation: Further diminished Staph aureus; further improved gram negative cover-
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age compared to 1 and 2 generation; some with pseudomonas coverage and dimin-
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ished gram positive coverage.
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° Examples: ceftriaxone (see Rocephin ), cefotaxime, cefpodoxime, cefixime, cefoperazone
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