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Hi all, I'm a paramedic (but aspiring nurse) and had a call the other day which I can't stop thinking about...I get too curious sometimes. This is also something I think that hospital staff will know more about since they see the patient's long term ...

Good question. I don't believe ETOH was involved but could be? Hmmm, that's good to know for future encounters. Thank you!

Absolutely no other S/S. He was technically a GCS 15. I was hypothesizing ipecac as well but after some research I realized that actually isn't sold anymore in pharmacies so it can't be that. I don't know of anything else that acts similarly to ipeca...

Yes, delusions were recent. The vomiting happened after the mental status change, but not as a direct result of it. His delusions are what caused him to take some sort of substance that he believed was a potion, and this "potion" is what caused him t...

Hello, I'm a paramedic of 5 years in the Vancouver area and am wanting to now go into nursing school to become an RN. I know how to do this and the whole application process for all the schools, but my main question is exactly how will my paramedic b...

Super thanks for the answers guys! Both of you helped a lot and all my questions were answered! Thanks!