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You are toned to meet a vehicle carrying a passenger involved in a vehicle fire in a POV now driving towards the hospital. Meet POV, man jumps out covered in approx 40% burns, majority 2nd degree and 3rd to hands, arms, shoulders, legs, arms and legs appear to be circumferential. All burned...

I have started as QA/QI officer in one of my services. I have no real training spacific to QA/QI. Does anyone have ref. material or suggestions? I am asking about things beyong following the "protocol" book, and hitting QA/QI state markers.

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm271913.htm Zofran warning. Medicine is strange.

Just looking to discuss the new protocols for no surgical/needle airways and the new transfer protocols that just went into effect sept. 1st

Arrive to find overweight male with pink frothy sputum, EMTs on scene are trying to lie him down on a backboard. I immidiately stopped this. Patients Vitals were a systolic of less than 80, RR and everything else is also in the dumps. So CPAP is out, Nitro is out. The only two pressors available...

The Short of it. Motor vehicle crash, pt unresponsive, teeth clenched. In ambulance unable to pass any oral airways, NPA placed. Assisted ventilations, patient respirations are 6 a minute without assistance. Opt not to attempt nasal intubation due to likely complications and increased ICP...