Does any med administration raise the CTAS?

Thank you for your question. Medication administration could possibly raise the CTAS level, however it would have to correlate with patient condition. An example of this would be arriving to a patient whose chief complaint is shortness of breath and is displaying moderate respiratory distress with evidence of bronchoconstriction. You administer Ventolin to this patient and begin extrication. This patient would be considered a CTAS 2 upon arrival. However, during transport the patient worsens and is displaying fatigue from excessive work of breathing, confusion and cyanosis. You now administer intramuscular epinephrine followed by Ventolin. The worsened patient condition along with medication administration would now make this patient a CTAS 1.