Recent content by EMS2PA

I'm not saying EMS doesn't transport sick people. But from a 911 standpoint, adrenal insufficiency isn't going to be treated in the field. And from an IFT standpoint, I'd assume (yes, I know what happens when you assume), that it would have been given in the hospital already. Tbh, even in the...

Yes, but typically I'm not giving Solu-Medrol for adrenal insufficiency, I'm using decadron or hydrocortisone. And from an EMS standpoint, why would you be treating adrenal insufficiency?

This is exactly what I was going to say. In my ED, if this patient came in, he'd buy himself a CT. The one thing we cannot rule out at this point, even though unlikely, is a subarachnoid hemorrhage. I've unfortunately seen the waxing and waning mental status present very subtlely , and family...

I'd argue that the fact that it takes 45 minutes to take effect is all the more reason it should be given in the field. What if you get to this patient at the beginning of their allergic reaction, and because you gave the Solu-Medrol, you prevented a worsening allergic reaction or rebound...

There is a lot more overlap between types of diabetes than previously thought. Research is now showing that many diabetics may have characteristics of both types of diabetes. But, a type I diabetic is always insulin dependent. Their pancreatic beta cells are no longer producing insulin, so the...