Recent content by Dobo

Hey Hockey, I agree take tomorrow off, relax with family, I see you are from Michigan so I assume you are a wings fan, so sit back tomorrow night and enjoy the Wings, Predators game with family or friends and just enjoy what you have, do your best not to dwell on the what happened. And...

LOL this conversation is getting smarter than me... basically I need otc meds to have on hand in case of anaphyalxis...Epinephrine is taken care of but I need a Histimine blocker as well I always understood Diphenhydramine to be the best OTC for that but if you guys have other suggestions let me...

What I understood it was it was an H2 blocker, I have never heard of it blocking H1 before though.

Really thats interesting I had no idea zantac did that. I will try to carry both LOL I have two TwinJect EpiPens so that's 4 0.3mg doses

Does anyone here know the best source of Diphenhydramine I should be carrying in case of anaphylaxis? I know Benadryl comes in many forms but does it come as a chewable, or some other quick dissolving method? I need to carry a few doses with me for work, I work in very remote areas 2+ hour...

I will probably go for the Bracelet and a tag laced into my boot just as a back up Thanks for the input :) Dobo

I had thought of just shoving it down my shirt but in the summer if it is hot out I often work without a shirt on.

Okay I am taking on a new job as an engineer and I am going to be in the field a lot in very remote locations. I have a bee sting allergy and other medical info that should me made available should something happen to me, I wanted to put on a bracelet and put a tag somewhere else. I don't want a...

30ish never married - came close once then I found out she was a crazy, had I found out a few months earlier I could have saved $2300 on a damned ring... BTW I have a ring for sale LOL no caffeine, no alcohol, no drugs (exercise keeps me going)....but I do smoke, stupid mistake I made when I...

Mom's Irish, Dad's Hungarian

I can only respond with my protocols if I witness an accident with or without patient I cannot initiate care until dispatched so I actually have to radio it in and then they would respond with a dispatch, if I have a patient in my care at the time my duty is to that patient until I can either...

Just out of curiosity what do you feel about certified first aiders performing assistance to injured people while waiting for EMS arrives? If a Red Cross Standard level First Aid, CPR, and AED certified individual comes across a scene and acts with in their training do you feel they need to...