SuburbanER

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1. NEW AHA CPR PROTOCOL

   SuburbanER posted a topic in Emergency

   I for one have many questions about the new CPR protocol that was put in place by AHA. Now in layperson CPR you do not have to check for a pulse. This can possibly harm a patient with a pulse. As well, if the patient is in respiratory arrest, yet ...

2. defribrillation

   SuburbanER replied to Rod's topic in Emergency

   Sorry I read this so late I imagnine your policy is already made. However I would like to reply incase anyone else in a similiar situation should come upon this problem. Their is no doubt in my mind that the American Heart Assosciations ACLS protoc...

3. Biased care in the ER?

   SuburbanER replied to Mijourney's topic in Emergency

   I think that all ER staff is color blind and will help any one who needs help. I am only familiar with a few ERs however. However, these ERs would be possible text book cases for this problem do to their diverse patient population. They do not see...

4. Education

   SuburbanER replied to StudentNurseWSU's topic in Emergency

   Kudos to you for wanting to go into ER nursing. Generally any nurse should be able to work in the ED (as a holding nurse). What makes a superior ER nurse is of course years of experience and a CEN(certified emergency nurse). As well ACLS(advanced ...

5. Crutches for ED Patients

   SuburbanER replied to casluis's topic in Emergency

   In our ED, we used to direct local patients to go to the first aid squad in town to get crutches. However, if an orthopod prescribed crutches for a patient, we had to supply them. Due to an increased demand, we now provide crutches to any patient i...