barrymedic

barrymedic has 10 years experience.

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1. Seriously?!?!

   barrymedic replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   Yep...picked them up in hospital parking lot and transported to another hospital. I always give the receiving ER nurse all the details. Sucks at 3am! This was in reply to a another post about discharging patients who after discharge call ambulance to...

2. Case Study: Solve A Neurologic Mystery

   barrymedic replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical

   Thinking about serotonin syndrome also. An over dose of her paxil may have caused it.

3. Case Study: Solve A Neurologic Mystery

   barrymedic replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical

   She is on multiple meds that should be used with caution in the presence of renal insufficiency, causing electrolyte imbalance followed by altered LOC. She goes unresponsive and develops pneumonia from lying on the floor for extended period. She has ...

4. 200mcg/min Epi...New or old dosing?

   barrymedic replied to barrymedic's topic in Critical

   It didn't sound right to me. It was a 2mg/5ml concentration running at 30ml/hr. 2mg/500ml at 30ml/hr or 2mg/5ml at 3ml/hr is with in normal dosing range that I am familiar with. I think some one made a big mistake.

5. 200mcg/min Epi...New or old dosing?

   barrymedic posted a topic in Critical

   I am a paramedic for a rural 911 EMS service. We are a county based service and have a small hospital with an ICU. They stabilize many patients, from sepsis to post cardiac arrest. We transport these patients to other facilities that are at a mini...