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    What happens to a cricothyrotomy in the ICU?

    Yes I was wondering the same thing about suturing membrane and the incision on the trachea itself.Maybe the trachea gets left alone?It seem like a rigid enough structure to keep itself in place...but then again, that sounds pretty negligent.Also, if the pt gets machine ventilated, then there's a...
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    What happens to a cricothyrotomy in the ICU?

    I was wondering what the protocol is to manage crikes after the patient gets placed in the ICU.My guess is that they usually replace it with a tracheostomy?And do they put it on the same spot?And in the case that a tracheostomy is not needed, what is done to the trachea to seal the cut?
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    Early Repol vs STEMI

    Excuse me,what's BER?
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    Cardiogenic Shock and heart failure

    Heart failure generally goes from the left side to right,and in this case,pulmonary htn refers to the pulmonary trunk and alveoli.This consequently raises pressure in the right ventricle,causing hypertrophy, dilatation,and failure.This can be caused acutely by a PE,or chronically by obstructive...
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    Colloid IV fluids

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    Youtube Channels and Podcasts

    http://www.youtube.com/user/awolfnp?feature=watch Andrew Wolf NP, awesome physiology and pathophysiology lessons!
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    Colloid IV fluids

    Not to mention it causes intense itching in some cases(for up to a year!)...but yeah, it seems to be nice in the short term by pulling extravasal fluid into the vasculature, and improving perfusion, but those long term problems you mentioned are quite nasty. In Hungary HAES is stocked on ALS...
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    Colloid IV fluids

    What do you guys think about HAES? From what I've read on here, medics in the states use NS and LR only.Do you want HAES? Is it worth it in the prehospital field?
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    Ems Hungary

    Yes, if we count it, but maybe some more classes are taken together.I'm in my first year so I don't know yet, my paramedic compatriot can maybe give a better answer :D
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    Ems Hungary

    State funded only, but there are smaller private companies who have contracts with the national ambulance service. Ambulance nurse = EMT in hungary,they can take a few weeks long course to equal the B level, but in 5 years they have to upgrade to the I level(IV skills,some basic IM...
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    Ems Hungary

    some pictures the newest als "stormcars" if i try to translate it to english:P these usually get the ER or anaesthetist doctors but if there aren't any then a paramedic takes their place(scope of practice is practically the same except for RSI and I remember seeing a suturing kit,probably for...
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    Appendectomy for Paramedics

    here in hungary, perimortem c-sections are in the medic scope after someone performed a successful(and widely publicised) one on a gravida in traumatic arrest
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    Asthma drugs and their effect on Pulmonary Embolism

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salbutamol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B2-adrenergic_receptor#.CE.B22_receptor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipratropium : )
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    Looking for some guidance -- RN to EMT-B/Paramedic

    sorry , wrong topic...:blush:
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    Looking for some guidance -- RN to EMT-B/Paramedic

    craigalanevans, your blog is AWESOME
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    Should I85s be allowed to help with pain managment?

    I guess that's whats up...you also have to consider that stuff is a little cheaper here so that compensates somewhat, but it's still laughable.That's what you get when your country's economy is dying a spectacular death in front of you.
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    Should I85s be allowed to help with pain managment?

    High school diploma , then 2 years including hospital and ride alongs. Paramedic comes with a degree after 4 years.Most of us get it financed by the gov't , but the pay, the pay is pathetic.(monthly pay for paramedic:around 120,000HUF depending on experience , price of 2kg bread: 250 Ft)
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    Should I85s be allowed to help with pain managment?

    I want to share what us intermediates are allowed to use for pain control in my humble country of Hungary.We can give up to 1000mg of metamizol IM,80 mg of drotaverine IM, we can administer 50%nitrous oxide/50%O2 with a demand mask( although almost only paramedic or doctor manned trucks have...
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