cruiseforever
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I agree with Wolfman on this one, how does getting the 12 lead in 5 mins vs 8 mins speed anything up? My MO is to go in and get the patient into the back of my rig ASAP if they want transported. Say I bring in my monitor and do a 12 lead in the house, how will that speed anything up? I'll know 3 mins earlier they are having a STEMI, but I'll still have to get the patient to the rig. By the 8 min mark either way I'll be in the rig with my STEMI patient.
I have had cases were I did a 12 lead and it showed a STEMI. Started treatment with ASA, Nitro, O2. Buy the time I had the pt. in the ambulance the STEMI was no longer showing up. If I would have given just the meds. before the 12 lead I would have lost alot of time before a cath lab would have been activated.