The administration of medication within this list is to be carried out by a registered nurse who has been appropriately assessed and trained.
ECAT protocols are supported by The Use of Emergency Care Assessment and Treatment Protocols (PD2024_011).
For information on medication procurement, possession, storage, prescribing, dispensing, supplying, administering and recording of medicines, refer to Medication Handling in NSW Public Health Facilities (PD2022_032).
If contraindications, precautions or interactions are present, escalate to medical or nurse practitioner.
Filter medication index
- Aciclovir
- Adrenaline (epinephrine)
- Amiodarone
- Ampicillin
- Benzatropine mesilate
- Budesonide
- Ceftriaxone
- Ciprofloxacin
- Desloratadine
- Dexamethasone
- Diazepam
- Fentanyl
- Gentamicin
- Glucagon
- Glucose (5%/10%/40%)
- Hydrocortisone
- Ibuprofen
- Ipratropium
- Laceraine gel
- Lidocaine (lignocaine) 1% or 2% with or without adrenaline
- Loratadine
- Meropenem
- Methylprednisolone
- Midazolam
- Morphine
- Naloxone
- Nitrous oxide and oxygen
- Olanzapine
- Ondansetron
- Oral rehydration solution (Hydralyte)
- Oxycodone
- Paracetamol
- Permethrin
- Piperacillin and tazobactam
- Prednisolone
- Salbutamol
- Sodium chloride 0.9%
- Sucrose solution
- Tetracaine (amethocaine) hydrochloride 0.5% or 1% eye drops
- Vancomycin