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K; Glad too see yo saying you got through this. I reiterate that it sounds like a fairly normal stress response. The first time I saw a dead body and the grieving shocked family that went with it was certainly hard. I find that doing the good things in life; family, girls, working out all...

And the more I think about this quote the more I think it correlates well to fluids and PASGs in trauma. Now there was great theory out there that "I don't see how one could reasonably make the claim" that fluids and PASGs is of no benefit to hypotensive Pt.'s with penetrating chest trauma as...

I don't disagree that empirically we have all seen Pt's cp pain scale drop w/ Ntg. The gauntlet thrown was a published peer reviewed study in a journal showing ntg decreasing m and m. Anyone? J

OK my answer to the initial question is that I want a line first but I really really want a 12-lead. If I have an inferior infarct then I need a right sided 12-lead and with RVI then I need to be really careful with that ntg. I will almost certainly be preloading my pt. w/ fluids prior to ntg...

To the best of my knowledge both of the above statements are wrong. With respects to the first statement you can diagnosis STEMI's (ST segment elevated MI's) with a 3-lead monitor. In order to do that your monitor needs to be printing in the diagnostic mode, that means a frequency response of...

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Your instructor's verbiage underpins an indefensible attitude of judge and jury. That being said if this assailant is hand cuffed because they have been arrested then the LEO placing this assailant under arrest has assumed the right and responsibility to make health care decisions on behalf of...

I end up on a knee fairly often but I do not wear pads. Don't need 'em. And I don't kneel in broken glass, or blood, or vomit.

The maps don't always have the new stuff either. Just keep in mind every so often you will get a run that isn't on your map. That is when it is time to problem solve! Good luck to you. This will get easier. J

Important to remeber that different systems around this country look very different. Hands down unacceptable in a shift work system with clearly defined shifts. I'd have a hard time arguing with you if you told me you respond from home when paged and are on duty 365 days a year because you are...

and after EMD it will inevitably come back 6-D-1 10-D-1 or maybe 17-D-1 or 26-C-1. Or is that just my neck of the woods

Is the Pt salvageable? And do you have a DOA protocol that this Pt. fits? Failing that Med control Dr.'s make more $ than me and I figure that is because they get to make decisions like that. I figure a Pt. w/ a DNR tattoo doesn't want to be worked. Now I just gotta make sure don't get...

So does that Pt. require neck/back per your protocol? In mine they get neck and back. They have a mechanism that could cause a C-spine injury and they have ETOH onboard. The combination of a possible mechanism with any number of other factors buys you a collar and lsb in my system. So that...

thick leather strap with the stabilizing strap. Radio on my right hip with the strap on my left shoulder. Mic sits just bellow my left collar bone. Small LED flashlight rides on the strap. Since I ALWAYS have my radio I ALWAYS have my light. It's a good setup

When wheeling a working code into my not so favorite hospital I was asked if my Pt. has a name. My response was "I'm sure he does." I was amused even if the nurse wasn't.