Recent content by medic_charli

How about a couple hits of a drug you have readily available -- good ole O2??

Don't they say most of the lawsuits against ems are from refusals??? So our directors preaches document, document, and then document some more. We do the same thing - document pt refusing to sign for the ambulance ride, and our hipaa forms. You just have to DOCUMENT

I'm leaning toward AAA problems, thinking the beta blockers that she was on kept her heart rate low, her resp are high, as is her pressure. Did she have a fever??? How long had she had cp - was it sudden or did it come on slowly. Did she complain of a backache??? Sharp and Stabbing - haven't...

Yup - knew that - have used d50 via iv, oral, and rectal. Kinda like the honey bear theory. Or a large sized tootsie roll. We can get pretty ingenious.

Hmmm - why would someone call an ambulance for a staple in their hand - Yes, they need to be seen by a clinic or their doc - but an ambulance???? If we are called - and we do patient treatment then they either go to the er, or they sign a "refusal". If we are called - and there is no...

Hmmmmmm - hx of hypertension - they don't call it the silent killer for no reason. That sounds like the culpruit to me.