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An SVT is a supra ventricular tachycardia. All that means is that the originating pacemaker is located above the AV node. Since a sinus beat originates above the AV node, it is an SVT, provided that it's a tachycardia of course. There are several types of SVTs, Sinus Tach is but one. ERDOC makes a good point that I was thinking but forgot to type. I wasn't there, I can only make a few assumptions which don't really include the whole story.

Oh how I can relate. So many times we get a history from the patient that is totally different from the one the nurse gets when we arrive at the hospital. Or, we assess the patient and find the broken leg..treat it appropriately, and once the pain meds take effect and the patient is in the ED we discover he also has a broken ulna that wasn't noticed by the patient because of the distracting pain and all our assessment noted was a bruise....sigh

That ain't water they're using in that truck, that's why they don't actually like to put the fires out.

Now, here we are in the correct forum. 1. Cookbook medics following the ACLS Algorithm without determining the cause of the Tachycardia and treating that. 2. And any narrow complex Tachycardia can be treated with Adenosine. BTW, Sinus Tachycardia is an SVT. Honestly, I don't know that I'd have given either medication. You have a 27 year old male, conducting an aerobic exercise who gets anxious because his heart rate is in the target zone? Personally, I'd have told the guy that his heart rate is right where it should be and to continue running. The fact that he became anxious regarding his heart rate alone (I'm assuming he had one of those wrist monitors because there were no other S/S) indicates that this patient didn't comprehend the purpose of a target heart rate. The adenosine worked temporarily, likely because the heart rate increase was not a result of anything cardiac, but because it was physiologically normal given the circumstances, then the anxiety attack exacerbated the tachycardia beyond the normal recovery duration from the exercise.

Hmm, I sounds like you're confusing CO and CO2 a little bit because CO will bind to Haemoglobin and mess up the SP02 Sensor.

Is it actually illegal? I thought it was okay to brew the stuff for personal consumption, it was the transport and sale of which that was illegal. I could be mistaken though.

Well, actually, my wife is also an EMR and works with me. Yes, I chose to be a paramedic, it's what I am. Now, 30 years down the road it's ingrained as a part of me. What happens if I choose otherwise? I walk away from a business that's been in my family for decades, the business I was involved in since I was 12 years old and take a pay cut to try to support my family, including my wife who is now unemployed. I do not choose whether to pay a temp, my income dictates my ability to pay one. If my income isn't sufficient to pay a temp, then I can not do so. If I choose to take time off with my family what are the repercussions? I breach my contract with the health region and risk losing our only meager source of income. Does my family suffer? Yes, but we suffer together to work toward that light at the end of the tunnel so that we can finally be at the point where we can make a choice and also fulfull our obligations.

See? Told ya!!!

You don't know our fire truck drivers.

You can't do any worse, but it's a volunteer position.

You're not missing anything. Your pronouncement is correct, it's just that some people seem to think that anything ending in "gina" has something in common with the female reproductive system. Believe me, after the 5000th time you've heard the same bad joke, it really ceases to be funny....not that this one ever really was.

And I told you, get registered with the College of Paramedorks and I'll put you to work. Admittedly, I don't observe EMS week or toot my own horn much, but perhaps I should. When a drunken beer stealing fire chief has more respect in this community than I do, it makes me wonder what I'm doing wrong. Perhaps I should take my medals and awards out of storage and display them for all to see. I don't judge a person by the clothing they wear but by their actions. Let others laugh at me all they want, the opinion of someone who is that judgmental is irrelevant to me.

I disagree, do you consider Drew Stanton to have an ego complex if he wears a Indy Colts hoodie, or has a horseshoe decal on his car? People wear T-shirts, or drink out of coffee mugs, etc, with their professional logo on it because they take pride in their profession and in who they are. The majority are not egomaniacs. I admit, a couple of years ago I tossed out a whole bunch of EMS related clothing because I realised that almost everything I owned had some sort of logo on it which made it difficult to wear to some occasions. I don't have any decals on my car, I have a small first aid kit, I have a rescue mask keychain, and several EMS related articles of clothing. I don't wear them stroke my ego, in fact, I usually wear them because I don't want to wear my monkey suit 24/7 but want something to identify me if I get called out. As for EMS being a profession and not a lifestyle, I also disagree, at least in my case. My profession dictates my lifestyle. I wish it didn't, but it does. I'm the only Advanced Paramedic in my company; I own the company; I can't afford to hire another medic; my sense of duty prevents me from relaxing off duty because I'm worried I'll miss a call that requires a paramedic and the patient will suffer for it. Long story short, I work 24/7 almost every day of the year. Once in a while I can scratch together enough money to get a casual medic to cover for me while I go on vacation. My whole life and that of my family revolves around and is dictated by my career, therefore, in our case at least, it is my profession and my lifestyle. Admittedly, I do hope that one day I'll be in a financial position to change that...but for now, there it is.

Wow, another one in as many weeks? moment of silence.

Ahhh, Saskatchewan, Easy to draw, hard to spell. (or say)

errr, Canada Day was yesterday. We're over it now for another year. And no, it is not, it's all made up, kinda like Saskatchewan.

Yeah, well I still like Darrel Waltrip and Daytona is my Disney World.

Sorry, I thought that beaker at the factory was water...and I was sooooo thirsty during my tour.

I love DW, He's awesome!!!! Boogity, boogity, boogity; Let's go racing boys!!!! I wear T-shirts, shorts, and sweats all the time that have a star of life or EMS silk screened on them. I don't consider it to be whackerism unless someone is wearing those clothes with an attitude. The clothes don't make the whacker. For me, it's just a shirt with stuff printed on it, 9 times out of 10 it just happens to be what I grabbed out of the drawer without even looking. I remember during the 2008 Daytona 500 I snapped a picture of a medic in a golf cart in the infield. He saw me and smiled and gave me the secret medic hand signal. It was only then that I realised the T-shirt I'd tossed on that morning had a SOL on it.

You can't delete your account, and it won't be deleted just because you're pouting. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave. We've got Cefotaxime here for sepsis.

Why delete your account when it would just be easier for you to delete your bookmark to this website? If you don't want to be a participant, then don't participate. If you do want to participate, then do it respectfully and intelligently. It's quite a simple concept really.

I heard that when he's done going to the bathroom he has to wipe his neck.

How did yours work out Kiwi? I've heard a few horror stories.

He's also a train on Thomas and Friends.