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omg lmao!!

Our squad now has refusal forms. If they are drunk and combative, I agree it's not worth wrestling with them for fear of causing more injury. I tell my squad members to document document document.

I too work in an independent living facility. I am also a volunteer emt for my town. We have had similar situations with DNRs, living wills etc. The good news is that we have a medical center on site with about 90% of the residents using it. With that, the resident's have want DNR's are...

how about nj Anyone have a link with nj protocols? Theresa

As a volunteer EMT-b here in Jersey, we are not allowed to administer IV. Personally i wouldn't want to anyway...leave that to the medics.

http://emergency-medicine.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2007/608/1 Hope this helps...

It seems that the medics here in my area don't have a problem with it. Yes it is a slow process with the glucose..it only brings the numbers up a couple of points, but it is protocol here in nj to give it to the patient if alert...it is just something that we can do till medics arrive...we have...

Hey there...new to this site...looks awesome!! I am a 41 yr old mom of 2 and have been an emt for about a year now. I am from NJ and hope to somehow help here and learn here. Hope to meet lots of new friends, anyone else from NJ??