battlemedic345

Hey all, Been a while since I posted here, but I couldn't think of a better place to ask for help. I work in Montgomery County Pennsylvania and I've recently run into several calls wherein the pt was having a very bad allergic reaction w/o anaphylaxis. In this sort of case, I have no protocol to treat them. Now, I can always call medical command, but more often than not they just want to know why I called! In Montco, we only have a protocol for anaphylaxis, but I'm sure we've all seen those pt's that are beet red, on fire and scratching their own flesh off w/o airway s/s's. So I am asking for your help. Do any of you work in a system where there is a protocol that dfferentiates between allergic reaction and anaphylaxis? Can someone email me thoughts, or specific protocols from your area @ battlemedic@hotmail.com I would be much obliged.

Do we really want another person in the White House that will forget all about us? If we do then a Bush is our best bet.

Our situation is kinda nuts b/c we're "Tactical support medics" and therefore not armed, but we're within ten feet of the team at all times, no matter where they go.... So they make an entry, I am within ten feet of the door at all times. I ought to be armed, don't ya think? Maybe I can stab a perp with an 18 gauge?

Anyone mention starting a lock then attaching a line to it? That way you can KVO and still have the ability to take the line off if they get combative.....

Evy ting goin be irie. Apparently I'm so "baked" I'd believe in anything.

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I would tend to agree that in suburbia about 30% of all our calls could have gone by POV, a friend's car, or a cab... but I am told its closer to 80% in the cities. A lack of primary care is probably at fault...and a lack of community education as to what is, and is NOT an emergency.

The conventional wisdom with PEDS is that you treat the hypoglycemia.... Thats a tough call though 1) The glucagon may not work: sometimes if its been used in the reent past it simply won't work. 2) Give em glucagon and you'll be waiting awhile, all while they seize, hoping it WILL work. 3) The sugar really is the problem So is the answer GIVE VERSED AND GLUCAGON? Actually, the answer is: GET AN IV.....lol

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I will make your test my bitch. Bring it!

something sticks with me: She was a 200 lb CRACK HEAD!?!?!? Never met a fat crack head.

Your pt's have 4 teeth, and five cavities

I am told that LMA stands for Let Me Aspirate. Either is better than no airway at all, but I'll stick with the combitube for now....

The state most likely take's the stance that they permit you to have a blue light under a set of circumstances, but that doesn't mean you individual squad will allow you to have it. Its sort of like the state leaving it up to the local hands to decide. You may want to appeal to a trusted friend, or the Blue Light God's superior to see if you can convince them to let you respond with one. Otherwise you run the risk of pissing off some people and getting the boot from your squad altogether.

I was offended by Kristoph's comments, not your USAF.