Basics Give Tylenol and Zofran now?!

[TheUnderTaker]

What is this! We are now giving 1000mg of Tylenol for adult pain relief of broken bones and oral zofran for basics. How can this be, this causes basics to try and run calls they may very well need to be intercepted. Am I the only one who sees the writing on the wall here?

 

[RocketMedic]

I’m pretty sure you’re serious lol

 

[Jim37F]

Are you worried you're gonna get laid off because Basics can do more for what are already BLS level patients? That they can do more than just say "I'm sorry, that sucks, well we'll be at the hospital shortly..." I've def have had that conversation more than a few times

 

[Tigger]

What is this! We are now giving 1000mg of Tylenol for adult pain relief of broken bones and oral zofran for basics. How can this be, this causes basics to try and run calls they may very well need to be intercepted. Am I the only one who sees the writing on the wall here?

My EMT partner *gasp* gives IV Zofran through IV he started...

 

[TheUnderTaker]

it's Tylenol....... I can live with the zofran.

 

[Jn1232th]

Eh I'm not surprised by both. If the Pt is BLS but has minor pain or nauseous, kinda sucks having to make it ALS just to give zofran and Tylenol. 1000mg is probably still less than whatthe patient would of took at his/her house

Does anyone here give ofrimed (IV Tylenol)??? just out of curiosity

 

[DrParasite]

Where is this? I want to be able to give PO and IM Zofran....

BTW, if a drug is OTC, why shouldn't an EMT be able to give it, if it is given appropriately?

 

[akflightmedic]

We are now giving 1000mg of Tylenol for adult pain relief of broken bones...

Cool! This makes sense! Early access for pain control of fractures, well done.

and oral zofran for basics.

So every basic gets zofran?? Are they that nauseous working a call or with another basic?

 

[Carlos Danger]

it's Tylenol....... I can live with the zofran.

Why can’t you live with Tylenol?

You know, the over-the-counter medication that is in every cupboard and medicine cabinet in the world?

 

[GMCmedic]

As a regular Joe im trusted to not overdose my children on tylenol, not sure why adults should be any different for an EMT.

 

[TransportJockey]

What’s the problem with this? Granted I think the entry level needs to be aemt or equivalent, but there’s not anything bad about this

 

[Aprz]

Does anyone here give ofrimed (IV Tylenol)??? just out of curiosity

Santa Clara County, CA does. Although it is consider an optional protocol, the 911/ALS does use it. It is not popular/commonly used.

https://www.sccgov.org/sites/ems/Documents/pcm700/700-X/700-X06.pdf

 

[NomadicMedic]

Basics here are getting albuterol.

Somebody call the cops!!!

 

[TransportJockey]

Basics here are getting albuterol.

Somebody call the cops!!!

Lol I've been in EMS for 13, 14 years... And when I did my initial EMT-B training in NM we could draw and administer Epi, give duonebs, and give APAP and ASA. In some states that's unheard of.