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    What would you do in this situation?

    I had to wait until I got the ecg report because only then did I have the evidence to back up what I was saying. From what I was told it should have been attached to the PCR when I originally picked it up. It took forever to get the hospital records but their ecg wasn't in there. They are...
  2. J

    What would you do in this situation?

    I already have.
  3. J

    What would you do in this situation?

    I am wondering why two fully trained paramedics would skip over protocol and then try to cover it up. Does anyone not take responsibility for their actions. If a mistake is made own it. Regardless if they were approaching 24 hours on the clock. Certain symptoms warrant certain tests like an...
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    What would you do in this situation?

    ECG would have been the most important thing they could have done, I had been taking care of him since our father died. We were trying to get him on SSI. He didnt always remember to take his meds and sometimes we didnt have the money for them (he didnt have insurance or medicaid and they were...
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    What would you do in this situation?

    apparently you didnt read the entire message. I looked up the prehospital protocols for my state which applies to the entire state. No, am not a fully trained EMT yet (not until finish school) My aunt was a cardiac care nurse (CCU) for over 25 years and before that she was a paramedic...
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    What would you do in this situation?

    This was the rhythm he had 4 min before arrest. They did somehow manage to get a brady rate with ectopy after four round with Lucas, epi and a bi carb, they tried pacing but was unsuccessful. He had not been shocked at this point but as you can see from the top of the strip they had just...
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    What would you do in this situation?

    ERDoc was right I was on another site before I had all the evidence and facts. I have proof now. As I stated on the other site just because you are a "layperson" doesn't mean that you are "acting out of grief to point the finger to blame someone else". When this happened I was wanting to go...
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    What would you do in this situation?

    ALS, that rhythm was 4 minutes before respiratory arrest followed by cardiac arrest.
  9. J

    What would you do in this situation?

    I just wanted an opinion, not asking for legal advice, don't need it.
  10. J

    What would you do in this situation?

    Here is the rhythm, for leads II to III. No 12 lead was done.
  11. J

    What would you do in this situation?

    Out of his Calcitriol for hypoparathyroidism, GCS 15 initially, fully conscious, alert/oriented initially then confusion (slow to respond), neuro intact. He had just awakened when it occurred.
  12. J

    What would you do in this situation?

    39 yoa male, pulse 98, acute tachypnic onset, no hx of heart disease, hx metabolic disorder (malabsorption of calcium, potassium, magnesium) chest pain, slightly altered LOC, possibility metabolic levels were low as he had been out of his meds
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    What would you do in this situation?

    911 call dispatched breathing problems. Pt had BP 200/110, RR 30 labored, diminished breath sounds bilaterally, tachypnic, diaphoretic peril, spO2 94%, glucose 208, seizure hx due to metabolic disorder (malabsorption of Calcium, potassium, magnesium) Would you perform ECG (cardiac monitoring)...
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