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I've never done this call, but always dreaded it. Our protocols say to flush the eye(s) for 15 minutes. Obviously we can't do that effectively with what we have on the truck. The way I think I would handle it is to stay on scene if there is a water source there, figure out what the chemical...

At an event as a civilian. An 85yo female starts having some problems. She sits down and is kind of heaving - almost looks like she's going to throw up each time, but she never does. Skin is pale with patches of red (of course pale could be close to baseline for this person, though...). 911...

You're sitting at a restaurant, eating dinner. You hear something hit the floor. Look up to see a ~250 pound, ~80y/o F on the floor. She has a younger (~40y/o) woman with her, possibly a daughter. The pt slurs her words slightly, has not had anything to eat in 12 hours. Possibly some...

Has this ever happened to anyone? Basically you arrive at scene, patient is a&ox4. Stabilize c-spine, assess pulse/motor/sensory and everything seems okay. After you get them on the backboard, motor and sense are gone from extremities. Sometime between you getting there and putting them on...

"This will hurt a little, but stop me if you feel a shock or numbness." Would saying something like this cause too much stress for patients? Many people (patients and providers alike) seem to be oblivious to the fact that permanent and debilitating injury can occur from starting an IV...