resuscitation experts

[Veneficus]

Happens frequently in combat settings. Clinical examination is sufficient.

But not in the nonmilitary world

Just because people practice defensive medicine out of habit does not mean that there is an actual significant risk.

Very true.

But when you add costs and tests, it becomes a complication of the treatment, even if there is no intrisic risk at all.

 

[usafmedic45]

But when you add costs and tests, it becomes a complication of the treatment, even if there is no intrisic risk at all.

True, but we are debating based on clinical evidence, not fear of litigation.

But not in the nonmilitary world

When you are able to use clinical findings to exclude complications in all but a single digit percentage of the study population, that's far better than most things we rely upon in civilian EMS. If there were a drug with that sort of safety margin and performance ability for cardiac arrest resuscitation....

 

[firetender]

Certainly spun that thread into a cess pit, didn't I!

 

[Veneficus]

Certainly spun that thread into a cess pit, didn't I!

I wouldn't call smart debate a cess pit

 

[Veneficus]

When you are able to use clinical findings to exclude complications in all but a single digit percentage of the study population, that's far better than most things we rely upon in civilian EMS. If there were a drug with that sort of safety margin and performance ability for cardiac arrest resuscitation....

I was thinking that myself.