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Hey all, My Grandfather suffered an SCA today approx 1600 while at work. He was overseeing a reno job at a nursing home and went out to his truck c/o "not feeling well." After a few minutes the general contractor went out to check on him and he was found unresponsive. One of the nurses called 911, established VSA and ...

Hello All, I'm currently updating our services' protocols and we have two (friendly) debates going... Nitro paste or Nitro gtts? And should we continue to keep lasix? The nitro paste vs. nitro gtt issue came about when we started using CPAP awhile ago. We want something other than just SL nitro once CPAP is applied so we...

I am looking for information proving that this is a beneficial treatment for prehospital administration. My Medical Director will not even entertain the thought unless I can provide him with some proof that it is beneficial and worthwhile. Thanks for chiming in and helping me get this info....

Hello, We were transporting an AFib patient on a Diltiazem gtts. The patient convert to what I thought was a NSR. My partner thought it was accelerated junctional. The p-waves were very small. We did a 12-lead and had a normal axial deviation. The 12-lead also was able to calculate PRI ect... I assume a Junction ...

First off, i would like to introduce myself, i am new here, my name is Tim,and i have been in EMS for 3 years and a NREMT-P since 2004. I recently hadan issue on a call where i work. Our student/rider was placing leads on apt. c/o SOB, and placed them on her limbs, mind you, this is a four leadmachine. Both, my partner and I have advised our rider that this is thebest practice for montioring for ...