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Yeah, I wrote a big response.. then deleted it and decided not to post it, it's just not worth it when everything I say will just get argued and won't be taken to heart/mind, or w.e. Not worth my time.

Please do.

This is why I am moving to either Calgary or Edmonton. BCs PCP-IV program really sucks a lot. They got nothing. Basic drugs, only OPAs for airway control, AEDs. Just bad bad bad.

So moral of the story: Don't have "the big one" on an airplane.

Thats what I thought too Kev.. not a whole lot of supplies there, just enough to hopefully get the job done.

So it turns into a liability now? Lesser of a chance major airlines are going to get successfully sued over a person dying on their planes? Well your honor, we did have ACLS drugs, and an AED on board. I see. Thanks for clarifying it :D

No no no. STAY! Like Rid said.. PRN, sometimes more than needed.. but who doesn't!?! Hopefully you decide to stay!

Seems flawed to me lol. But I think I am missing something obvious here.. it just doesn't add up. Here you go, have some ACLS drugs, that you aren't qualified to use. If there is someone qualified to use them, and willing to risk their ticket/license to use them, than it's a good thing you...

Again, I don't disagree with you Kev.. but how do you know what rhythm if it's only an AED without an ECG screen?? Are they going off of the fact that a shock advised means is either two rhythms? v fib or v tach?

Good article Vent, and thank you. But I still don't have an answer to my original question. "Off duty" medics can now push ALS drugs when in the air based on an AED's interpretation of a heart arrhythmia?

Not that I disagree, because I don't.. but if this is the case, why does the FAA require ALS drugs to be on large commercial airplanes, if they only have AEDs w/o ECG screens?

Oye... lets not turn this into an automatic vs. manual thread again, there have been many.. and they just turn into mess fest. As far as the original topic goes.. I, like joking with the patient, will feel them out. If they are in the mood to talk lots, or they have been chatty the whole...

Congratulations! That's awesome. Get any nastys working at an underground coal mine?

I just got home and I'm drinking an XL Timmys :D Oh yeah, we finally got lots of snow, and it's really cold out

Congratulations!!!

Snow up to your roof yet? :)

Anna.. Thank you!!! Your my life saver! :D

Amen. Sometime, no matter what we do, if the big guy upstairs wants him to "come home" than no matter what treatment we do, it just simply wont work. Some things are just simply out of our control. Try not to stress out about it too much, it was just one of those things that happens in life...

LOL! Thanks for the laugh. "Sneeze seven times" haha

Congratulations dude!!! PS: lmao on the pic dude