linuss, do tell. what's the haps, man?
Long story short, ran on a patient on Monday with severe abdominal pain, rated 10/10, elevated BP, elevated HR, and the patient was in the fetal position crying.
I am still with my FTO but I was running the call. I start an IV with fluids while my FTO hooked the pt up to the monitor, and he asked what I wanted to do next. I said 'let's get some morphine'. FTO's response? "I don't know anyone who is allowed to give morphine to abdominal pain". Grr.
On top of that, we get to the ER and first thing the nurse asks me is "Anything keeping the patient from sitting in a chair?" You mean ASIDE from the severe abdominal pain that is causing her to be in the fetal position crying? I was at the ER for another 15 minutes doing various things and the pt STILL didn't get analgesics and was still in a chair, crying from the pain.
I spoke with a supervisor and CC-P later and they both agreed with me... give morphine in that case.. AND our protocols even have an abdominal pain section that specifically states give analgesics in that situation. Alas I can't tell my FTO that until AFTER he clears me.
Bad enough he said I was wrong when I wasn't, but he said it in front of the patient. THAT is what pissed me off. I'm a Paramedic, not a student.
The one time as a working IFT Paramedic that I can actually make a change in someones life, and I get shafted by old views that have been proven wrong in study after study.
