Informed field guide

[nari]

Does someone use this likes/dislikes?

informed

[crotchitymedic1986]

Field guides are crutches for those who do not know what they should know to do this job. Imagine your pilot pulling out an instruction manual to assist him in landing your plane.

[Kaisu]

I use mine to look up patient meds that are unfamiliar. I find that is super useful.

[spenac]

Field guides are crutches for those who do not know what they should know to do this job. Imagine your pilot pulling out an instruction manual to assist him in landing your plane.

That is stupid. Even doctors refer to books. There is no shame in double checking dosages etc. Actually probably lead to better patient care as less mistakes would be made.

[nari]

Actualy pilots are allways reding "the manual" on air but understand what your are saying.

Kaisu: what guide do you use ?

[Dustdevil]

Field guides are crutches for those who do not know what they should know to do this job.

Crotch is actually on the periphery of a good point here.

My theory on field guides is that the very best one is the one you make up yourself. That means you have to sit down and do the research, type it all down, edit and arrange it, print it out, laminate it, and bind it. By the time you do that, you will have very little use for it, because the process enabled you to learn the material. Total win.

We all hit a stumbling block now and then and need a reference guide of some sort. But Crotch is right, seeking a pre-printed guide to keep in your pocket for reference is just a crutch for lazy and unimaginative people. Make your own, and continuously revise and update it. That's the best continuing education you will ever find.

[Fox800]

I carry the Informed ALS guide at work, I think it's great. Very useful for looking up a patient's meds to find out some of their history...because we all know that a lot of our patients don't know their medical histories or understand their medications.

It's an all-around great reference to have, especially at 03:00 when you're foggy and trying to figure out abdominal pain, some medical Spanish, drip rates, overdoses, etc.

[nari]

Crotch is actually on the periphery of a good point here.

My theory on field guides is that the very best one is the one you make up yourself. That means you have to sit down and do the research, type it all down, edit and arrange it, print it out, laminate it, and bind it. By the time you do that, you will have very little use for it, because the process enabled you to learn the material. Total win.

We all hit a stumbling block now and then and need a reference guide of some sort. But Crotch is right, seeking a pre-printed guide to keep in your pocket for reference is just a crutch for lazy and unimaginative people. Make your own, and continuously revise and update it. That's the best continuing education you will ever find.

I like it, Im making my own, right now hehehe. thanx

[crotchitymedic1986]

I second the making your own, but I will yield that it is OK for rookies to carry a guide, until they have run a few calls and have boosted their confidence and experience. But if you have been doing this for five years and are carrying one of those commercial pocket guides, you are lazy.

[spenac]

I second the making your own, but I will yield that it is OK for rookies to carry a guide, until they have run a few calls and have boosted their confidence and experience. But if you have been doing this for five years and are carrying one of those commercial pocket guides, you are lazy.

Your full of it Crotch. I see Doctors that are much higher educated looking in books at the ER and at the office everyday. It is stupidity to think you will always recall accurately everything. Honestly medication errors could be almost completely eliminated if peole would double check dosages.