Recent content by canisdoo

Funny, I just had a call last night involving a 63 yo female patient who's initial core temperature was 108.0 F rectal (our probes stop at 108, so who knows how hot she REALLY was):excl:.. I post the details later if you so desire I believe your care was appropriate. Why transport a patient...

When their sleeping, see if you can slide their socks off, if not off already, and super glue the edges of their feet together. If you cant do that, then super glue two fingers together: a thumb and a index, a pinky and a ring...etc.. It is harmless and it is the funniest thing to watch them...

Called to transport a patient with an "extended erection". Partner said What would you call it if it was flaccid. "A decreased erection." The nurse gave a report and said no labs, no ct, only an X-ray. I said "what in the heck were you expecting to find with an x-ray, the genie holding...

Write it about the effects of medications on the QTc interval

Safety in mind. I work the patients where I find them. Unless its trauma then I typically scuttle to the appropriate trauma facility

We just successfully revived a patient after working him for an hour. He did go in to torsades a few time but you always treat it initally as polymorphic VT. He Responded to the counter-shocks and mag was placed for refractory VT. His QTc was only .448 so one can argue the validity of...

One of the greatest things we can provide is pain control. People call 911 for pain. My chest hurts, my tummy hurts, my leg is cut off and it hurts, OMG that car hit that rebar and impaled the driver...it must hurt, call 911. Keep it up!! its nice to hear of other "candy man" out there....Hey...

I would go to flightsuits.com. They cost around 150.00 for a base model. well worth it.

allergic reaction to incarceration= repetive returns to detention center, usually occurs around 0230.