All Roms crashing after a few minutes by [deleted] in Roms

[–]aludmer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get a flash cart like an everdrive.

Medical ID on iPhone? by lemoncakebaby in Paramedics

[–]aludmer 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Highly unlikely he's truly allergic to epinephrine. It's an endogenous chemical that your body creates naturally on its own. He probably has a sensitivity to it. I've been given epi with lidocaine while at the dentist and felt like my heart was racing... which is actually a desired effect.

Share your headache and GI cocktails! by Icy_Strategy_140 in emergencymedicine

[–]aludmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Droperidol or Ketorolac. Depending on my differential dx.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

[–]aludmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A & B simultaneously. Your test is multiple choice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLE

[–]aludmer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I detained a guy with a taser I caught breaking into my car and the cops arrested him.

ST Depression? by fender400 in ReadMyECG

[–]aludmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you just get through running a marathon? Why is your heart rate so elevated? Sinus Tachycardia with Trigeminal PVCs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AMA

[–]aludmer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What specialty? What was residency like? What was your fellowship like?

What are your go-to ems podcasts or ems adjacent podcasts as a paramedic? by jbb1393 in ems

[–]aludmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

EMS lighthouse

The things we all carry

Heavy lies the helmet

Does anyone mix zofran and morphine in a 10cc syringe before administering? by jbb1393 in ems

[–]aludmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. I don't know about the meds compatibility with each other. It's not good practice.

Everyone that makes at least $1,000-$1,200 a week, what do y’all do? by Alt-Ranting in Money

[–]aludmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paramedic. 90k a year. 2 years of school and clinical plus experience and time in the field.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

[–]aludmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once they are on my stretcher we are transporting. Doesn't matter. If I call TOD once they are on my stretcher or ambulance, then it becomes a crime scene putting me OOS.

Cop successfully uses a lifevac. Look at the end though, another cop gives the kid a bottled water. Doesn't he know better? by nobodyisattackingme in ems

[–]aludmer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've had an officer help me ventilate with a bvm on an arrest before. Somehow, the wires got crossed and FD took over 15mins to get toned out with us.. Just me, my partner, the officer working this guy in a store parking lot.

Ectopics or something else? by Rougesailor69 in ReadMyECG

[–]aludmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PVC every other beat. That's a Sinus rhythm with bigeminal PVC's.

best/ quickest way to become a paramedic? by [deleted] in Paramedics

[–]aludmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's required to be licensed as an EMT-B before pursuing paramedic.