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Then you can't judge who's anxious or not, I demand you give benzos to every patient that complains of anxiety next shift....<_< Next patient that says their thirsty absolutely has to get a liter of fluid as well...

Which ones are identifiable acute events? Your clearly trying to trap me into saying the fractured hip and then tell me why I am wrong for not medicating the other 3.... If the sickle cell patient has been in pain for days its not acute The ovarian cyst you said days of pain, again not acute...

Whats the line that they need to cross to qualify for Adenosine in the field, hr of 150? HR of 160 HR of 170? symptoms make a difference? history make a difference? does your ability to use cardizem change your decision making on it..is it a patient to patient decision for you? I use my...

just to pose a question do you give benzo's to every single patient who looks anxious and complains of anxiety? because anxiety is a real medical condition...and by what I am being told here we are obligated to treat it to the fullest extent regardless of whether it is an emergency at all or not.

This, I believe I am being misunderstood to some extent. I have no non narcotic alternatives. And yes, Management of pain that appears to have the patient in NO distress is a luxury. If you guys are giving narcs to every patient who SAYS their pain level is a 6/10 or higher then...

I medicate patients that NEED the pain medication to be treated, moved, transported, extreme pain that is affecting vitals or breathing..etc... Other medication of patients in pain is not a NEED...it is a luxury just like a blanket to keep them warm or fluids to rehydrate them a bit before the ER.

If you have a patient that should get morphine because they are hurting, but you can't get an IV, are you going to drill an IO just to give them 4 of morphine for a 20 minute transport...I sure hope not. In the same way I am not going call a physician for a patient that is in pain that has been...