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Hmmm, interesting thread. I agree that sometimes you can have too much of a good thing but in other circumstances a patient may look like they are fine but really at a cellular level they aren't. I think it requires a solid knowledge base and thinking skills to know when and how much oxygen...

Sounds like vasovagal phenomena related to a GI bleed. Vasovagal phenomena can be a non-specific symptom of upper GI bleeds. This guy has some liver disease which puts him at high risk for bleeding. The fact that he responded well to some fluid supports a hypovolemic hypotension...

hehe!

Uh...I think someone needs to do a little A&P and pathophysiology review! :rolleyes:

When you give report and hand off care at a hospital do you continue to document everything the hospital does? The same applies to turning over care to a Flight crew or anytime you are turning over care to an equal or higher level of care. Once you have given report and they have assumed care...

The full BON report is here: http://rn.ca.gov/public/rn528232.pdf Interesting reading courtesy of a Flightweb thread on the same.

http://lawmedconsultant.com/1236/calstar-flight-nurses-cleared-of-all-charges-in-2008-cricothyroidotomy-incident-video