Treating hyperglycemia on a BLS level.

[CAOX3]

Since we're a fire department, we have a 5000 gallon tender for that.

Now thats a party I dont want to miss.

 

[reaper]

Do they not perform RSI? Or are they improperly storing their drugs? We have a number of drugs that have to be refrigerated.

Sucs can be stored out of refridgeration for up to two weeks. I have never worked in a system that kept it refridgerated on a truck. It is swapped out every two weeks!

 

[medic417]

Sucs can be stored out of refridgeration for up to two weeks. I have never worked in a system that kept it refridgerated on a truck. It is swapped out every two weeks!

What a waste. You can buy a small fridge cheaply. Plus besides sucs we carry other drugs that last longer stored cool.

 

[reaper]

Sucs run around $2 a vial. That is a cheap price for less strain on a trucks electrical system.

If more systems carried insulin, then I could see the need for it.

 

[medic417]

Sucs run around $2 a vial. That is a cheap price for less strain on a trucks electrical system.

If more systems carried insulin, then I could see the need for it.

It is not any strain really. They draw hardly any power.

Here is just one type available just so you can see how small and how little they actually draw.
http://www.bigfrogmountain.com/Engel 15.htm
http://www.roadtrucker.com/engel/engel-12-volt-acdc-refrigerator-freezer.htm

 

[BruceD]

I really, really do not need you tell me that I don't know how to care and treat diabetic patients and that my question "reflects the lack of knowledge" that I posses.

I am not yet an EMT and I have not yet taken an EMT class. I'm an explorer who is trying to learn a few things about patient care.

If you didn't mean that as an insult, I apologize for jumping out on you like that....

Anyways,

Let's say the pt is not diabetic, and has a BGL of 220 and is "not feeling right"... What can cause that? And once again, there is nothing that can be done for the pt? Is there anything that can cause a false-high reading?

This is probably off topic now, but if it's not been posted:
Diabetes would be diagnosed as
1)a fasting bg > 126
2)a bg of >200 with any dm symptoms
3)a bg of >200 after a 75g loading dose of glucose(glucola)

A high bg can also occur during periods off stress, infection,etc.

Keep up the learning!
Rid - glad you got that under control.