*Here is the infusion information: amiodarone: v tach dose: 150mg over 10 min, then 1mg/min x 6 hrs. (60mg/hr X 6 hrs.), 0.5mg/min (30mg/hr) infusion x 18hrs...
When we took ACLS (2005 update), I don't recall being tested on having an amiodarone drip as much as the importance of starting dopamine and lidocaine drips....
I just wanted to thank all of those who helped me with the amiodarone drip calculation. Although it's not required by the AHA, it was required for my school. I...
From a far-removed list, I queired: Why do we, in the emergency setting, dose pediatrics at a /kg rate, yet have a standard adult dosing? Are we simply lazy...
we are lazy , meds should always be dosed to use the minimal effective dose in peds and adults, you just need to be clear as to what you consider effective,...
Congrats! Now do the instructor course and start teaching it! That's the way to maintain your knowledge base. Gene G. ... ************** It's Tax Time! Get...
I have asked myself that same question many times. I tend to take into consideration the weight of the patient myself when administering. Having been a ...
Now Paul, you ain't old. I"M OLD! (will be 70 in three weeks). I have been a paramedic longer than all but one of my current paramedic students have been...
The latest buzz is the application of induced hypothermia in post VF arrest (I believe) patients. There's been mention of how this can be applied to...
I don"t think Paul is old. WE ARE JUST GETTING OLDER!. I remember in the 70's when I became a Paramedic, we would "empty" the drug box out on a full arrest....
It is an interesting question that Jon brings up. Of course I'm a paramedic that provides deep sedation in the cath lab and I can guarantee that not everyone...
Well GG I will defer to you on the age issue, happy birthday, I graduated from the first AEMT/CET (read as EMTP) cert. course in NY, I did my emt 1975 and emtp...
Woo Hoo I remember carrying Tensilon for SVT. 1982 was when I started this long career. That was a loooooooooong time ago. Andrew ... From: PMATERAMD@... ...
Okay, here come the 'I'm older than you' brags! I started in EMS in 1972 and was hired specifically as an 'ambulance driver', a task I never actually did...
Question from a former student of mine - and I can't answer it. Is there such a thing as mid-axillary placement of pads on BOTH sides of the chest? Has ...
KPCRP@...
Mar 4, 2008 9:06 pm
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Some hospital/cath labs have placed the defib pads in the mid axillary position as to not disturb the view of flouro during cath lab procedures. I have...
hi Kat, how are you, just like the last ecg club discussion concerning effective treatment it really doesn't matter where the pads are placed as long as the...
Thanks guys... I knew someone would know! Am sort of chagrined I didn't know about this after all these years, but...hey! we all keep learning. Right? ...
KPCRP@...
Mar 4, 2008 9:59 pm
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I agree with those guys. You could put the pads anywhere that you can also get an ecg tracing. The main issue is the 'threshold' required. The biphasic units...
We had a Burdick Monitor that weighed 53 pounds and would defibrillate at 400 joules one hundred times on the batteries. LOL. Also, don't forget the "oral...
Right on all points. And we smoked on the way to and from the call. GG ************** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. ...
It did not!!! It was 400 watt seconds (Rampart clear)!!!! Lee From: ekg_club@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ekg_club@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Lee Richardson
LRichardson@...
Mar 4, 2008 11:27 pm
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GG ---- LOL, yes I even still have one of the "mouth screws" (we used them for sprinkler chocks sometimes), my wife and I collect old ems/med devices and ...
You are called to a 74 year old male patient complaining of chest pain and?shortness of breath. Past medical history is significant for stent placement in his...
Hey Tom, Good EKG for us but not for the patient, this is a big one. What do I think? He better get to the cath lab quickly. Be ready for bad stuff to...
With the EKG I am concerned for an anterior infarction. He appears to have hyperacute T waves. The stuttering. With any voice change I am concerned for aortic...
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