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I wasn't thinking something as drastic as a splint. I passed all the fit and lift tests with flying colors. I was just thinking proactively.
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That's pretty awesome!Just found out that my first cardiac arrest patient ever as a medic was discharged home with no lasting disabilities and full able to take care of himself.
When we got to the ED, I thought he had a bleed and was herniating.
We came back about 6hrs later and the nurse pulled us aside. He had an ischemic bowel that perf'd, causing acute peritonitis and sepsis. He had a lactate of 13.7mg/dl.
If its a UCL sprain a wrist support won't help. Look into an unloader elbow brace.Does anyone have suggestions for wrist supports? Does anyone use them on the job?
Three weeks on the job and I'm injured and on light duty.
When we got to the ED, I thought he had a bleed and was herniating.
We came back about 6hrs later and the nurse pulled us aside. He had an ischemic bowel that perf'd, causing acute peritonitis and sepsis. He had a lactate of 13.7mg/dl.
We've talked about getting them, but it got put on the back burner. Especially with the new things we're working on- I don't think they want to overload our guys..... Not hard to do for some...We just got lactate monitors (same thing as a d-stick), so if they are symptomatic, and have a lactate of over a "4" we are supposed to call a "sepsis alert" to the hospital so they can get antibiotics going, in under an hour.
Hospital already had this type of thing in place, now moving it out into the field. We will see how it works.
What one are you using? We're using the LactatePRO, but they're out of production at this point. They're still producing our strips fortunately. It's very difficult to find a strip based POC lactate meter approved for medical use by the FDA...We just got lactate monitors (same thing as a d-stick), so if they are symptomatic, and have a lactate of over a "4" we are supposed to call a "sepsis alert" to the hospital so they can get antibiotics going, in under an hour.
Hospital already had this type of thing in place, now moving it out into the field. We will see how it works.
so...i thought i wanted to do fire for a long time...idk if thats for me...not now anyway, i really want to accomplish my goal of being a PA...if everything works out, i should be able to go back to uni in the spring...
Good for you, man. Good luck. Are you thinking EM PA? Different specialty?
Coroner!maybe surgery...im not 100% sure of the role of a PA in surgery, i just know (and youre gonna think im crazy) in HS when we dissected cats, it was a lot of fun...college we only did prosections and that was fine too, but something about looking inside the body is interesting for me.
I want lactate monitors but we have also run into this issue.What one are you using? We're using the LactatePRO, but they're out of production at this point. They're still producing our strips fortunately. It's very difficult to find a strip based POC lactate meter approved for medical use by the FDA...
What one are you using? We're using the LactatePRO, but they're out of production at this point. They're still producing our strips fortunately. It's very difficult to find a strip based POC lactate meter approved for medical use by the FDA...