crotchitymedic1986 Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Modeled after the "take it or leave it game" post, I am suggesting a new game to challenge your knowledge or skills. I am posting this game under an EMT and Paramedic heading. Here is how it works: You challenge us by asking a hard EMS question; could be terminology, A&P, a drug calculation, pharmacology, whatever you think is a hard question. We are then challenged to answer it, WITHOUT CHEATING BY LOOKING AT THE INTERNET OR OUR OLD TEXTBOOKS. Once you answer the question, you then post a new hard question. Remember, you are on the honor system: I will post the first hard question: You have a 2kg premie infant that needs a dopamine drip. You have 1600mg of Dopamine in a 100cc bag of NACL (you dont want to overload the child with fluid). You want to administer 7mcgs with a 60gtt set. What is your drip rate ?
itku2er Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Modeled after the "take it or leave it game" post, I am suggesting a new game to challenge your knowledge or skills. I am posting this game under an EMT and Paramedic heading. Here is how it works: You challenge us by asking a hard EMS question; could be terminology, A&P, a drug calculation, pharmacology, whatever you think is a hard question. We are then challenged to answer it, WITHOUT CHEATING BY LOOKING AT THE INTERNET OR OUR OLD TEXTBOOKS. Once you answer the question, you then post a new hard question. Remember, you are on the honor system: I will post the first hard question: You have a 2kg premie infant that needs a dopamine drip. You have 1600mg of Dopamine in a 100cc bag of NACL (you dont want to overload the child with fluid). You want to administer 7mcgs with a 60gtt set. What is your drip rate ? You stole my game!
itku2er Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Why dont you aim the game at the NON medics too there some that have no clue about the drips and things of ALS nature.
Britt207 Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Why dont you aim the game at the NON medics too there some that have no clue about the drips and things of ALS nature. Can I get an Amen?
JPINFV Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 You mean like this thread: http://www.emtcity.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13954 Just checking :!:
itku2er Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 You mean like this thread: http://www.emtcity.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13954 Just checking :!: Thanks JP I didnt know there was one like that out there my bad..... I apologize thanks for sharing that one!
crotchitymedic1986 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Posted December 31, 2008 Would have thought one of the flight medics would have figured this one out by now, guess I made it to hard.
crotchitymedic1986 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Posted December 31, 2008 sounds like a cop-out to me, if that were true there would be "0" views. Just be honest and admit you cant work out a dopamine drip unless it is one that fits into your "pocket field guide's parameters". But that is Ok, if you dont like my question, post your own --- it is no longer my thread once you post another question.
MedicRN Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 You have a 2kg premie infant that needs a dopamine drip. You have 1600mg of Dopamine in a 100cc bag of NACL (you dont want to overload the child with fluid). You want to administer 7mcgs with a 60gtt set. What is your drip rate ? Is that 7mcgs total or 7mcg/kg/min? Wouldn't want a medication error.
itku2er Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 To be honest I do use the little feild guide but I am not a medic either but for nursing purposes we have them all calculated for us and all we do is program it in the iv machine and I have never given dopamine to a baby this one is way over my head that is why I cant answer it.
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