Recent content by atb123

I work in a fairly large urban department. Our standards for a flail chest is monitor with hi flow O2 and BVM if it will help. The bulky dressing, IV bag, or sandbag is no longer recommended. The BVM is referred to as an internal splint and supposedly alleviates pain of inspiration and keeps...

To clarify...are you stating you recommend using ACLS drugs on a trauma in asystole or PEA? Besides the Hs, Ts, and fluid? Thanks for the response.

Thanks for the info. I have been working with different partners pretty much every shift. So one day my senior partner will follow ACLS and do the epi/atropine on an aystole/PEA trauma and the next partner will not do any drugs on a trauma code. I feel you can defend either way, just...

I'm a somewhat new medic in a fairly large urban department. I see there are lots of vetran medics here that I would like an opinion on regarding a few topics I have been thinkin' on. 1. Use of drugs in a pt. who codes on-scene/en route due to trauma 2. Use of 12 leads on pts. with...