Douglas Less IO on Living Person I was the patient. I had a femoral artery rupture on a previous surgery site AT HOME. Major bleedout - called 911, put on speaker, told dispatch, deputy arrived "Delta-BLS-ILS-ALS=NOW", 1st tourniquet, POfficer 2nd tourniquet, Paramedics arrive, transport, 3rd paramedic told me he needed to puy IO Ports in my legs and that it would…
2019-12-10 22:37:34
medicscribe Narcan 4mg IN Hi Miranda- Different services carry different devices. The 4 mg IN is designed for lay people. It is simple and easy to use, and is a relatively newer device than the 2 mg atomizer method. The problem is it tends to put people into withdrawal. The 2 mg is hard to put together, but gentler.…
2019-12-06 02:23:58
Miranda B Narcan 4mg IN My boyfriend and I recently had a heroin overdose and was given narcan, but he was given 2mg and I was given 4mg. My question is why the dosage difference?
2019-12-05 23:44:06
David Bowden Pearl #9 Don’t Be Prisoner to the Clock I had a ROSC pt who was coded for 4 hours. When I walked in, he was looking at me and trying to talk with a tube in his mouth. Granted, he coded in a PCI capable facility. My GF worked with a woman who was coded for an hour and, while she won't go…
2019-11-05 15:07:23
David Bowden Atropine People have widely varying tolerances for Atropine. While there are no absolute contraindications in OPP, 10-20 mg may very well kill someone. 1-2mg, while not likely to be effective on true organophosphate poisoning, is a much better dose to repeat until symptoms resolve, than to jump to 20 mg. I could "maybe" get on board…
2019-11-05 14:59:26