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I just treated my first Methadone overdose and want to know more about it (it's very uncommon here and in 20 years this was my first such case). We were called by a bystander who saw a man he judged to be about 90 who seemed very confussed and was struggling to get into his house. We arrived to...

My trauma shears are 15 years old and have finally breathed their last. I am looking for a new pair. I see a lot about these Raptor shears but a) the seem to be really expensive and b) they look like they do too much. If I need to break a window I call the fire department not go searching for my...

Yesterday I had a not so lovely situations where a police offer almost had to taser an pt in the back of the ambulance on the way to the hospital. The pt was handcuffed to the gurney which is metal. How much electricity do tasers use and would the handcuffs/gurney have conducted it? I assume it...

Do you have a code for crewmember in distress? Something you can give on the phone or radio or say to let others know you are in distress and need help?

My CVA pt took aspirin for his headache. Then he called us and said that the headache was worse now and that he could no longer use his right arm or leg. The thing is the guy had a history of previous TIAs. Why did he even have aspirin in the house? Thank G-d he was still alive by the time we...

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