Too often Hospital staff is ignorant as to what medics are capable of doing in the field. Although specific hospital staff may not agree with the treatment rendered by the medic, another one of their great minds (the medical director) wrote a set of protocols for universal use on patients. To earn the respect of Hospital staff we interact with it is our job to teach them what we are capable of. Nobody else will teach them for us. Our professional encounters with them should always be learning ones for them. When they understand what is being done and why they are sure to have more respect for the medic.
As for the doctor who gave you a piece of his mind......He sounds like he must have had other problems. When he was ready to blame something on you and disrespect you in front of other adults and professional colleagues he stepped over the line. I guarantee you that if you pulled him aside after he was done with the patient and flat out told him "Hey, Do no ever disrespect me like that again, if there is a problem you can address it with me privately” that he will give you the respect you deserve. When people know you are strong enough to stand up for yourself they will respect you. That guy might be a doctor but he is not God.
From my experience I do not believe 5 mg IM for a seizure patient who weighed over 180 pounds and was already on benzos was getting tubed because of your treatment. 5 mg is in the protocol for a reason, your medical director knows it is a standard dose for someone in a seizure.
