Aaron’s Sick Bay

Paramedic Med Math

Work out the math.

Enter the numbers from your practice problem. See what each number means, why each step works, and how to check the answer.

What are you finding?

One small step at a time.

Practice setting up a problem, or work on an individual math skill.

Practice set

Your lesson

Drug

Course & textbook study summaries · Doses cite the 2025 course handout or Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, 8th edition. Unverified regimens are omitted. Supplied concentrations are examples.

Drug card challenge

See a drug name, choose the matching answer, then check your understanding.

Drugs to practice

Question type

For learning and practice only. These tools check arithmetic, not whether a medication or dose is appropriate. For patient care, use your protocol, medication label, and required independent checks.

Textbook reference & calculation notes

Lessons follow the topics and formula method in Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, 8th Edition, Chapter 4, “Medication Dosage Calculations,” especially printed pages 63–70 and 75–79. Explanations and practice problems are written for this trainer; the textbook itself is not reproduced.

Volume = ordered amount ÷ available amount × available volume, after matching units. Weight conversion uses the textbook’s approximate factor of 2.2 lb per kg. The calculator keeps full precision while calculating; displayed decimal answers are rounded to at most six decimal places. Gravity rates also show whole drops per minute. Follow your course’s rounding instructions and the precision of the measuring device.

Drug-card dose references: National Drug Doses Street 25 (course handout) and Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, 8th Edition. Each card identifies the relevant pages. Where course material and the older textbook differ, the card identifies the course dose.