Burritomedic1127
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I must have missed something...was that a rhetorical question?
I think part of the problem that comes up whenever this debate comes back is that people have very, VERY different definitions and understanding of what a "critical" or "unstable" patient really is.
Agree completely with different definitions of stable VS unstable. The question about the IO was in regards to "abandoning good care because of the pain" post earlier. Cardiac arrest/unresponsive sure IO with no lidocaine but a pt who is conscious and for whatever reason needed an IO, IMO, should get a local anesthetic. I'm required to give a min of 20mg and up to 40mg of lidocaine with a conscious IO. Wouldnt slam a flush home and watch them go through more pain for the garbage line of "this is saving your life."