Recent content by Akulahawk

It is It is when a medication is used in an off-label manner that isn't in any accepted use that a medical practitioner becomes a test pilot, so to speak, for that medication. In that instance a more strict liability case can be made. Since the FDA doesn't regulate medicine, failure of the FDA...

Actually, NCLEX may seem to have ACLS baked into it but one does not need to know ACLS to pass it. The two exams are built very differently. I cannot get much more specific as to content of the NCLEX as there's effectively an NDA in place about the actual exam. Just know that also ACLS can...

So true...

Consider what a KT does and how it works. Then perhaps you might rethink your assertion here.

What about the initial image makes you think defibrillator pads were used?

Given the "inability to trigger it" sounds more like problems with BiPAP. CPAP doesn't require triggering... as you well know.

This is only a partially true statement. Each state sets a basic scope of practice for the RN, that part is true. Attaining an ACLS certification is not typically necessary for RN licensure. It may be necessary for practice in a given specialty as an RN, but this would be above and beyond basic...

Not recalled correctly. Or lack thereof...

What is the basis for your assertion?

Using Ketamine in RSI is an off label use. Simply because a medication is used "off label" does not necessarily mean that medication is not generally accepted for that off-label use. In the case of Ketamine, it is widely accepted for use in the setting of procedural sedation. It is also quite...

I wouldn't say that's entirely correct. A paramedic is a specialist in prehospital care. Most RN's aren't. If an RN were to testify about prehospital care, that would require an extensive exam into that RN's education, training, and experience specifically in the area of prehospital care to...

In my own practice, I don't generally clamp the ETT when switching to/from my vent and a hospital vent. I can see a situation where a patient may be extremely PEEP dependent and thereby requiring a clamping but those patient will generally be already well known that they don't tolerate being off...

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IIRC I don't believe Zoll has a similar app. That's one of the things I do not like about the Zoll Vent. While it's not difficult to operate, if I only use the darned thing only every great once in a while, it's not easy to be come truly proficient with it. A reasonable simulator/emulator would...

That's about how I would assess them. The Z Vent won't do some modes that are used in the ICU but it will get the job done and can do long distance transports and for EMS use, you're not going to use those ICU modes anyway. In my ED and hospital, we do use Hamilton vents but we just start our...