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teedubbyaw said:
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I wouldn't go that far. You're still giving the same amount of medication. If someone has comorbidities it may cause problems but in a young, healthy person I highly doubt it'd cause a cardiac arrest. Side effects might be a little more pronounced as it may "hit" harder.

In codes that I've been working for a long period of time I start giving 1:1000 in the top port of the line with the line running rather than calling for another unit or supervisor to get more pre-fills.
 
Handsome Robb said:
I wouldn't go that far. You're still giving the same amount of medication. If someone has comorbidities it may cause problems but in a young, healthy person I highly doubt it'd cause a cardiac arrest. Side effects might be a little more pronounced as it may "hit" harder.

In codes that I've been working for a long period of time I start giving 1:1000 in the top port of the line with the line running rather than calling for another unit or supervisor to get more pre-fills.
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I like that idea. I just draw up 6 ccs from a MDV into a 60 cc syringe and fill the rest with saline. Then I just keep it in my pocket. 6 doses ready to go that way.
 
Handsome Robb said:
I wouldn't go that far. You're still giving the same amount of medication. If someone has comorbidities it may cause problems but in a young, healthy person I highly doubt it'd cause a cardiac arrest. Side effects might be a little more pronounced as it may "hit" harder.

In codes that I've been working for a long period of time I start giving 1:1000 in the top port of the line with the line running rather than calling for another unit or supervisor to get more pre-fills.
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You know what, I'm done being sarcastic.

LOL
 
9D4 said:
I like that idea. I just draw up 6 ccs from a MDV into a 60 cc syringe and fill the rest with saline. Then I just keep it in my pocket. 6 doses ready to go that way.
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If I tried that I'd have 6 doses soaking through my pocket by the end of the shift. o_O
 
Handsome Robb said:
I wouldn't go that far. You're still giving the same amount of medication. If someone has comorbidities it may cause problems but in a young, healthy person I highly doubt it'd cause a cardiac arrest. Side effects might be a little more pronounced as it may "hit" harder.

In codes that I've been working for a long period of time I start giving 1:1000 in the top port of the line with the line running rather than calling for another unit or supervisor to get more pre-fills.
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You go through a lot of milk shakes that way? ;)
 
MrJones said:
You go through a lot of milk shakes that way? ;)
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they don't have an issue with it as long as the line is running. Also, it's pretty rare that I burn through my 6 prefills we carry.

teedubbyaw said:
You know what, I'm done being sarcastic.

LOL
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haha my sarcasm detector has been off lately.
 
0.5mg of 1:10,000 Epi fast IV push is an excellent way to get vomit literally everywhere. Sigh. Hey partner how about next time we try IM first for the patient that was almost treatable with Benadryl?
 
Just for the record.....300 mcg of epi is 300 mcg of epi, whether it's in a 1:1000 concentration or a 1:10000 concentration. The amount of active drug available to bind with receptors is the same.
 
Remi said:
Is there a difference between a given dose of 1:1,000 and the same dose of 1:10,000?
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It's much easier to push 3mL rather than draw up 0.3 mL and push it. While the dose delivered is the same, it takes more time to draw up 0.3 mL carefully than it does to grab a preload, assemble it, and push 3 mL. The 1:1000 dose is easier to draw up the wrong amount... is it 0.2 or 0.4mg or more?
 
Akulahawk said:
It's much easier to push 3mL rather than draw up 0.3 mL and push it. While the dose delivered is the same, it takes more time to draw up 0.3 mL carefully than it does to grab a preload, assemble it, and push 3 mL. The 1:1000 dose is easier to draw up the wrong amount... is it 0.2 or 0.4mg or more?
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not if you carry 1cc syringes. depends on what equipment is carried
 
Angel said:
not if you carry 1cc syringes. depends on what equipment is carried
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We have 1 cc syringes but they don't go into our needle-free tubing.
 
Anjel said:
We have 1 cc syringes but they don't go into our needle-free tubing.
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Same. We usually have the 1cc syringes that have the affixed SubQ needle. Every now and then we'll get lucky and have the lure lock 1cc syringes.
 
Anjel said:
We have 1 cc syringes but they don't go into our needle-free tubing.
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Really? Even though ours come with needles, they're press fit needles and we can remove them and use them in our needle free systems. It doesn't turn into the med port like a luer lock, but it still works.
 
Uhh I don't think it works. I haven't tried lol

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I'm going to investigate this lol
 
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