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I dunno Kiwi. I was once transporting a client to a tertiary facility over 2 hours away. Being a little hungry on the way I ate a few pieces of saltwater toffee. After we dropped off our patient we drove to a restaurant for supper. On the way i was overcome by a sensation of weakness, vertigo, and mild nausea. When we arrived at the restaurant I thought I'd check my BGL and it was 3.2 mmol/L, 58 mg/dl for you yankees. I've since added granola bars and fruit juices to the snack compartment in the ambulances. As to Craig, I would believe her to be dehydrated to a certain extent. Her skin was moist, yes, but that doesn't tell us much about how much is left in her body. We don't know what her oral cavity was like. As to her skin being flushed, agreed that it would be reasonable to consider her exertion to be the cause, but we can't rule out mild dehydration either. I compare it to someone who has a heart attack in the shower, is he diaphoretic, or just wet from the shower? We don't know, so lean toward diaphoretic and err on the side of caution. She was alert, orientated, and quite capable of being placed into her mother's care. Oral fluids and complex sugars resolved her condition. I'll stick with my original determination. Mild hypoglycemia from a sugar rush compounded by the added caloric requirements for the triathlon. As well as mild dehydration from the exertion. Although the cause of a side stitch like hers isn't known, many theorize that it could be caused by a lack of fluids.

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That was the direction I was heading with your information. Sounds like she was coming down from a sugar high.

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There's no hard and fast rule, but typically no more than a couple of minutes. Syncope is recognised by a rapid return to a lucid state after the patient hits the floor. In essence, the syncope is cause by a lack of perfusion to the brain in a person standing or sitting upright. Once they are laying down the blood will be able to reach the brain easier, so they wake up. If you notice a pulsating mass or a rigid abdomen (Are you even allowed to palpate the abdomen? Our First Responders can't.) how will it change your treatment? You should be able to recognise the S/S for shock without removing any clothing...unless they're wearing gloves or mittens of course.

I used some old window glass to make a shadow box 36" X 36". All I had to do was run four 1X4s across the table saw to create a channel for the glass to sit in, then I used 1/2 inch plywood for the back. Upholstered it with a navy blue cloth and attached the patches with a needle and thread, just tacking them on. I used a piano hinge across the top to fasten the glass frame so I could easily lift it and access the patches. Then, in the top of the frame i installed some lights for added effect. I'll get ya some pics one day.

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http://www.capecodon.../NEWS/206040312 Where I'm from, when we pick someone up from the cells we are given a police officer to accompany us and another in a car behind. I'm concerned that their priority is the patient and not their crew.

A great idea, even to designate certain resources to the sole task of ensuring the welfare of staff families. Question is, who do you include? Spouse and kids are a given. Parents? Aunts? Uncles? Cousins? Illegitimate children? Does anyone out there actually work for a company that would actually provide this service?

Here's one, get a spell checker. There are two "g"s in Suggestion.

No wrench thrown into my plans.

My priority is to my family and to ensure they are capable of taking care of their needs during my extended absence, even if it's just a phone call or a quick diversion to ensure their needs are being met. When I know that my family is safe I am better able to concentrate on doing my job and ensuring the safety of others. I'll be next to useless if I have no idea how my family is doing while I'm away.

Yeah, i just wish the hospital would let us unload these people into the waiting room rather than make us baby sit them in the hallway for 3 hours.

We just transported a patient for that a couple of weeks ago. I did my best to avoid licking his foot.

That's good, because I was sore disappointed when NCIS-Los Angeles and Hawaii 5-0 had that crossover and blew continuity right out of the water there.

hmmm, kinda like Narcan as an opoid antagonist....I wonder if it would work,,,,,

The one question I'll have will depend on whether or not the crew of the Prometheus have to travel in Stasis. Since the Nostromo crew had to travel in stasis pods while in transit, it would ruin the whole movie if the Prometheus crew, being earlier than the Nostromo crew, did not.

I hope Kiwi's girlfriend wasn't hurt.

I'm not proficient in this...but I do believe there is a civil law against publishing photos of an individual without that individual's express consent. No law against taking the video, just against publishing it. Then again, I believe there is an exemption for news items. I dunno. I just try to not put my patient into a compromising position that would cause him or her some embarrassment. I do wonder though, the OP stated that the patient's condition wasn't serious and that he, as the third rescuer, wasn't needed. Why then was the patient stripped out in the open for everyone with a camera to snap pictures of? Why not move her to the ambulance and do your secondary there?

Perhaps proponents should voice their support for this proposed law then? http://www.jems.com/article/news/illinois-bill-bans-cellphone-emergency-s?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+jems%2Fthelatest+%28JEMS.com%3A+The+Latest+EMS+News+%26+Features%29

You said that far better than I.

When I interview job applicants, and with all other things being equal...I'll hire the individual without visible tattoos or facial piercings over one who has either.