Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

[EricTAMUCC-BSN]

When coding a pulseless patient in VT or VF do you generally shock them first or use drugs in your practice?

[mommatrauma, RN]

A man starts the post and asked a question (which appeared to be in good faith) so he could learn something and look how you all responded...... Talk about "nursing eating their young". Incredible..... I thought nurses and medical personnel would share the wealth of knowledge and provide their experience in a mentoring manner in order to facilitate patient care and safety. The overall response to his question was quite trite and ridiculous.

Just what I see,

Mike

I wasn't trying to be trite, or ridiculous...I was stating my opinion, you don't agree with it, you certainly don't have to...He was looking for feedback, I gave him mine...I researched my answers and gave what facts I found...and maybe you didn't like my tone, but I never claimed to be warm and fuzzy either...sorry to offend

[mwbeah]

I wasn't trying to be trite, or ridiculous...I was stating my opinion, you don't agree with it, you certainly don't have to...He was looking for feedback, I gave him mine...I researched my answers and gave what facts I found...and maybe you didn't like my tone, but I never claimed to be warm and fuzzy either...sorry to offend

I actually didn't have you in mind, but if you think the glove fits........

[MassED, BSN, RN]

LOL. Aren't you the one who thought you should be able to step onto an ambulance right after nursing school? Good luck with that.

Haaa!!! Hysterical, there's a lot to learn each and every day.... you never know it all, if you just open your mind and your ego.

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

You guys are a gas, I can't even follow the argument, but you'er all het up about it.

I think there may be several threads going on in this one along with the fighting. Could you start separate discussions for each issue if you want to continue the conversation...I think the OP has his answer so I will close the thread.