Recent content by para1medic

I would NOT pace this kid. He's got a good blood pressure, he's awake, alert, and oriented. He's an athlete at rest, that could be his resting heart rate. Do NOT pace an asymptomatic patient.

That right there is all the assessment I need -- IMMEDIATE epi 1:1000 IM, then worry about starting a line. You've obviously got severe pediatric asthma with multi-system involvement: respiratory, neuro, and circulatory. Immediate Epi. Do not stop, do not pass go, do not waste time setting up...