Recent content by medic_texas

lol - very true.

Ok, glad we cleared that up. :D I was just annoyed at all of the posts that I read through and some of the inaccurate information that was given. You should have read my original post before I edited it. lol

Where did I say there was a difference in the milligram? I want people to think why there is 2 different concentration ratios of Epi. Why do we have 2 different concentrations? I'm glad you cleared up the concentration ratio for everyone, but I'm already aware. No use trying to give me...

So if 1mg of Epi is... 1mg of Epi.. why the hell do we have 2 different concentrations? 1:10,000 1:1,000 Also, the vial isn't "oil based" and can be given IV - how do you think we mix epi- drips? 1 vial + 250ml of NS or D5W (this is in another thread as well). I'm not even going to...

That's awesome. I didn't even think about doing that. Learn something new every day. I can go back to bed now :)

First off, I'm not sure why you quoted me. The bulk of your post doesn't reflect my content. "Allergies to sulfa are directly related to antibiotics" Here is my source - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sulfa-allergy/AN01565 However, not ALL SULFA (short for sulfonamide)...

If you want to fly or advance your EMS education towards paramedic, you may need it. It looks good on a resume. If you're leaving EMS behind forever, let it go. Otherwise, it should be fairly simple to recert (a lot of college classes count as EMS CE as well as nursing CE).

I get the feeling medic417 is arguing this point because... he can. You keep twisting the topic and throwing in things just to keep your argument alive. The OP has a good and valid point from a situation that they encountered. Their paramedic preceptor was WRONG. When someone says...

You sure about that one?

Epi gtts are generally used for hypotensive patients (septic shock anyone?) who do not respond to vasopressors (such as levophed and dopamine). I can see it's use for anaphylactic shock as well in pre-hospital situations however I would be hesitant without a pump and a very educated/competent...

My pleasure, hope you get to feeling better!

Where is that article about the medic in Europe somewhere (England?) who refused to help someone because he was on "break"? He got sued and reprimanded from what I remember. If you're working 911, you are not scheduled a "meal break" because you have plenty of down time to eat...

Seriously? Horrible advice

Not sure how scene safety is a factor. You're called to a residence for chest pain and you have to worry about gunfire? Not very typical. I'm glad nobody was hurt but that could happen to anyone with horrible results.

Just curious here but did you give glucagon because it was in your protocol or did you do it because you found information regarding glucagon and your scenario? Sounds like a good job on your part - I'm just weary of going outside of protocol on weird situations, if that's the case.