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FireEMT2009

By FireEMT2009
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tniuqs Newbie

tniuqs

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Arterial ..WTF really ? .. stop screwing around go EJ .. close to heart for meds, big jugs for large bore .. go hard or go home .. and suture those Gdang wings !

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flamingemt2011
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You can always stick an ETT in their anus, and push any med you need.  If you are conscious enough to refuse a SL stick, you probably do not need an IV.  But if your IV success ratio is less than 95%,

romneyfor2012
romneyfor2012

It is always best to start distal and work your way in. Even with contractures, you may still find good veins in the hand, forearm and upper arm. You need to practice finding veins by feel instead o

FireEMT2009
FireEMT2009

Yea, I have realized in my time here precepting for school that using other medics advice is helpful but at the same time might steer me down the wrong path, especially when they try to pick my brain

DFIB Newbie

DFIB

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I witnessed a Dr. give an IV injection to a patient today for pain management. He did not want to run an IV but administered the medication no problem.

I am simply not buying the idea that it is a "bad" way to administer meds.

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