What are emergency drugs in hospital practice?

• A. Drugs required to meet elective needs
• B. Drugs required to meet immediate needs to save or sustain life (crash cart)
• C. Drugs used in experimental procedures
• D. Drugs used only for terminal care

Answer: (B)

In hospital practice, emergency drugs are medications kept ready for urgent, life-threatening situations to save or sustain a patient’s life. They’re stocked in easily accessible systems like a crash cart so responders can act immediately during resuscitation or acute crises, following standardized protocols and dosing. This distinguishes them from drugs used for elective needs, experimental procedures, or routine terminal-care regimens. The goal of these drugs is to rapidly stabilize vital functions, reverse life-threatening conditions, and buy time for definitive treatment.