Recent content by theoriginalmslt

eh... it happens, you cant beat yourself up over it. you asked the right questions and did your job. sometimes the pt will be so anxious/nervous/panicky(sp?) b/c of the situation theyre in theyll overthink or think ahead of their words and wont answer your questions properly. what ill usually...

thanks, thats what i figured, im sittin there doin paperwork and im like sh*t, she couldnt swallow, probably shouldnt have given her somethin orally....she seemed to like it tho cuz she smiled that confused smile old people have....then she puked, oh well live and learn

in chicago, immc's system, our rules are pretty strict on taking orders only from our resource hosp. the other ed's we only call to give reports when were en route, but if they give an order thats outside our smos we have to call the resource hosp and ask them.

hey, im an emt in chicago and had an nh pt w/a blood sugar of 38, however we were called for vomitting x3 days. the pt also had a g-tube. we were less than 5 to the nearest hosp so als wasnt required. we administered 1 tube of oral glucsose by applying it between the cheek and gum. the pt...