the 100% directionless thread

[Tigger]

I don't even want to know how far down that list I am :glare:

Im probably #32.5 (the .5 because im special).

We're a fairly good sized company too, I guess this goes to show how transient the EMS workforce can be.

 

[DesertMedic66]

We're a fairly good sized company too, I guess this goes to show how transient the EMS workforce can be.

How long have you been working for said company?

 

[VFlutter]

Time to grow up and get a big boy job.......

 

[Tigger]

I don't even want to know how far down that list I am :glare:

Im probably #32.5 (the .5 because im special).

To be fair the company is only two years old, but we are up to 40 ambulances so I was still surprised.

 

[EpiEMS]

Our service is currently locked in a bitter pay dispute with out State over wages and conditons.

Heres a good video of one of our Officers describing what its like to work in EMS- Shes not bad looking either

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tweKcwWKHDk&feature=player_embedded

Smart, well-spoken, beautiful AND Australian? Wow.
...I think I'll be applying to work at Macquarie after all.

 

[bigbaldguy]

certain assignments are worth more than others regardless of how many points they are out of. It will be outline in your syllabus how much is worth what. It may be something like Exams 50%, homework 25% and quizzes 25%. So if you have a homework assignment and a test both worth 100 points you can not just add the two together and average the points. You would take the exam grade total and multiply by the percentage and then do the same with the homework and add them together.

http://www.blacksdomain.com/files/Notes/Calculating_WA.php

Awesome thanks. Congrats on the RN thing .

 

[Epi-do]

Just curious, what would you give someone for an allergic reaction if they were allergic to Benadryl?

 

[bigbaldguy]

Just curious, what would you give someone for an allergic reaction if they were allergic to Benadryl?

Epi

Edit
If you're talking oral there are other antihistamines in the same family but most don't work as well for allergies or are more sedating. I think many of the anti nausea drugs were originally anti histamines.

 

[usalsfyre]

Epi

Edit
If you're talking oral there are other antihistamines in the same family but most don't work as well for allergies or are more sedating. I think many of the anti nausea drugs were originally anti histamines.

I've run into a lot of people who are allergic to the dye rather than the diphenhydramine itself, so IV med wise your good. Also make sure your looking at a true allergy and not an unwanted side affect. "Benadryl puts me out for a week" is not an allergy, but will still often be treated as one.

Promethazine is an anti-histamine...but if they have a dystonic issue you don't have the next line drug.

 

[Medic Tim]

Just curious, what would you give someone for an allergic reaction if they were allergic to Benadryl?

promethazine

we talking on the truck or in general?

 

[adamjh3]

Just curious, what would you give someone for an allergic reaction if they were allergic to Benadryl?

I'm assuming you're referring to my post in the Narcan thread.

There's a generic brand of diphenhydramine that doesn't have citric acid in it that we use.

If it were to not be caught in time for the diphenhydramine to prevent respiratory involvement, she'd get albuterol/atrovent nebulized, epi SQ (or IV if necessary). That's speaking as an almost-medic, rather than a pseudo-parental unit.

Of course, if it got to that point we'd be hauling *** to the hospital or calling 911.

Since they finally figured out that it was citric acid she's allergic to (two years ago) she's never gotten past the point of needing more than the diphenhydramine.

EDIT:eff, just saw you're a medic, and apparently took your question in a different way than everyone else. Oh well, I'll leave the above for others

 

[Sandog]

Citric acid allergy, go figure... You mean there is Citric acid in Benadryl?

 

[adamjh3]

Citric acid allergy, go figure... You mean there is Citric acid in Benadryl?

Yup. It's in a lot of things. It's used as a preservative most of the time. Often it's in flavorings for children's medications as well. You wouldn't believe the problems we have when she gets sick.

 

[Sandog]

I never knew that, interesting. Learned something today

 

[Sandog]

Is my new puppy cute or what?

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Darn, it appears image shack is not compatible for posting here. Sure wish they would let us upload photo's. Oh well.

 

[Aprz]

Picked up my school's paramedic uniform today. Looking forward to September 4th.

I think you posted up the wrong links.

I dislike imageshack. I just downloaded apache, portforward 80, and host my images off of my computer instead. Easier.

 

[Tigger]

How long have you been working for said company?

Since May of 2011, when I am not in Colorado that is.

 

[Medic Tim]

This made me lol

 

[Epi-do]

I've run into a lot of people who are allergic to the dye rather than the diphenhydramine itself, so IV med wise your good. Also make sure your looking at a true allergy and not an unwanted side affect. "Benadryl puts me out for a week" is not an allergy, but will still often be treated as one.

Promethazine is an anti-histamine...but if they have a dystonic issue you don't have the next line drug.

No, I wasn't thinking adverse reactions. I was talking about a true allergic reaction. Unfortunately, we quit carrying promethazine a few years ago. We carry ondansetron for nausea/vomiting instead.

promethazine

we talking on the truck or in general?

More on the truck than in general. There are plenty of OTC options out there - claritan, zyrtec, etc - if benadryl isn't an option.

I'm assuming you're referring to my post in the Narcan thread.

Actually, I posted this before reading your post in that thread. After reading it though, I did find it somewhat ironic that I had just posed this question.

 

[Handsome Robb]

Picked up my school's paramedic uniform today. Looking forward to September 4th.

Congrats man!