NightMedic1
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Hi Guys,
Hope you're all enjoying the season!
I have an interesting, if complicated situation at my workplace. All I can say is that it is in Oregon, and it's an industrial setting.
So I wear several hats, and they're getting a little mixed up. I could use your help in figuring things out!
So part of my job is to respond to in-house emergencies. I'm an Oregon and National Paramedic, but I am limited to a BLS scope of practice due to the company not wanting to pay ALS priced insurance.
However, I also do a lot of occupational health stuff; audio, UA, stuff like that.
Here's the part where I'm having trouble: First Aid. Much of the job is general first aid - not emergent, no protocols - but I'm still a Medic. (I have 3 EMTs under me also.) In the first aid capacity, they want us handing out ibuprofen, pepto-bismol, benadryl tabs, aleve, tylenol; even tetricaine numbing eye drops so that we can use magenets to pull out slag and shavings.
None of this is in the Oregon scopes, however all of it is non Rx meds at non Rx doses.
This is all equivalent to mobile healthcare protocols that are specifically for mobile healthcare trained providers, wildland fire fighting and national disaster response. These don't seem to be contingent upon the Oregon or NREMT scopes, and say not to exceed your scope... but none of the meds are in the scopes.
Am I just over thinking the hell out of this? Is it such that anyone in any capacity at any time can dispense non Rx medications at non Rx doses?
All of your input and help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance
Hope you're all enjoying the season!
I have an interesting, if complicated situation at my workplace. All I can say is that it is in Oregon, and it's an industrial setting.
So I wear several hats, and they're getting a little mixed up. I could use your help in figuring things out!
So part of my job is to respond to in-house emergencies. I'm an Oregon and National Paramedic, but I am limited to a BLS scope of practice due to the company not wanting to pay ALS priced insurance.
However, I also do a lot of occupational health stuff; audio, UA, stuff like that.
Here's the part where I'm having trouble: First Aid. Much of the job is general first aid - not emergent, no protocols - but I'm still a Medic. (I have 3 EMTs under me also.) In the first aid capacity, they want us handing out ibuprofen, pepto-bismol, benadryl tabs, aleve, tylenol; even tetricaine numbing eye drops so that we can use magenets to pull out slag and shavings.
None of this is in the Oregon scopes, however all of it is non Rx meds at non Rx doses.
This is all equivalent to mobile healthcare protocols that are specifically for mobile healthcare trained providers, wildland fire fighting and national disaster response. These don't seem to be contingent upon the Oregon or NREMT scopes, and say not to exceed your scope... but none of the meds are in the scopes.
Am I just over thinking the hell out of this? Is it such that anyone in any capacity at any time can dispense non Rx medications at non Rx doses?
All of your input and help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance
