Recent content by Explorer127

Joany---PM me if u want and i can help you out. I'm also in CT...

Just curious why in EMS we use endotracheal intubation and never use Laryngeal mask airways/other intubation techniques...

I haven't posted here in a while, but I feel there's too much generalizing going on. I, like some of the other posters, am also from Connecticut. I'm 16 years old, and there are extremely mature 16 year olds in EMS, who are genuinely interested in medicine. Very few of the teenagers in EMS...

Interesting. I'm assuming you would still give them the O2 if they had a really low O2 sat, correct?

Why shouldn't you give people with COPD O2?

Okay, I was thinking a clogged artery could decrease BP..

Can an MI cause this?

What can cause a patients right arm to have a systolic pressure of 20 more than the patients left arm?

My sentiments exactly..

No EKG was obtained b/c ALS was not available.

57 y/o female pt Only past medical history is lupus. No allergies Only med pt is on is Advil... Last oral intake--nothing out of the ordinary.. Events Prior--Once again, nothing that could provoke symptoms. Pt states that she often feels heart skip a beat once or twice every day...

Why do people's pupils constrict when they are sleeping? Generally, does trauma to the eye cause constriction or dialation? Or does it vary with different pts? Will head injuries ever cause pupils to constrict instead of dilate?

I have a question- When would you use leather restraints instead of cravats to restrain someone? Which type of restraint is used more often? Why? Also, do you prefer one over the other? Why?

Why would you check for chest rise when you're on the C part of the ABC's?

Quick question- How would narcan help?