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@Rialaigh The nice part about ketamine is that it is extremely reliable when dosed appropriately. There is some variation between patients but if you are in the 1-2 mg/kg of IBW range patients will almost always become dissociated. It they don't just give more. Ketamine has an extremely wide...

I don't think Zofran is any less safe then it has always been. The number of side effects i've seen from Zofran is minimal. I would still say Zofran over Reglan safety-wise but both are effective medications.

maybe they started seeing it more recently. I had heard of it since we studied it in medic school

actually prolonged QT is one of the most commonly listed side effects of Zofran. I personally have never seen it but have heard about it plenty

Use the stylette. When you pull the stylette out of the tube it is the same length as the tube. Just measure the suction cath to the stylette.

I didn't write anything down. At that point you should know your stuff enough to take the test. If anything maybe write down all your acronyms so you can reference them throughout.

Thanks everyone! I know there are more that operate in this fashion. Hopefully ideas keep trickling in.

Police officers who are paramedics that respond to EMS calls during their shifts. They still work regular police patrol but also take EMS calls as ALS.

Anyone know of departments in the U.S. that use police based paramedics? I only know of a couple and i know there are more. Thanks! Andrew