NYMedic828
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I can turn any patient into a "what if" for just about anything.
What if your arm fracture patient has a history of epilepsy and starts seizing?
No one is gonna argue that any of the above aren't a possibility, but honestly you still have only one definitive cure to it and thats to transport them. You cannot fix a stroke in the field.
Studies for stroke/trauma patients have shown that having ALS on scene, actually tends to delay rapid transport because people sit on scene playing doctor when the patient needs a hospital more than any other patient category.