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I doubt they would be helpful at all for C-spine- in fact I would not try it because it could cause further harm. If you dont have a c-collar available, best bet is to manually hold the pt in C-spine until backup or PI arrives
The have the auto BP cuffs in the ER at the hospital I work @ but I've never heard of them being real popular in field work. As far as I know, they are very reliable, but i think its a bit easier in field work to just use the mechanical ones because there is more to them
Yes, good answer. Definately sounds right because I have learned of this in my training. Paramedic Intercept is very important in this situation. Plus, thanks for the info, because there are no poisonous animals in my area si I am very inexperienced with field work involving poisinous animals
Right now, the AHA is discussing no-breath CPR (just compressions, no 30:2 ratio in patients with witnessed cardiac arrest and collapse). What are your views on this?