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    High impact MVC w and an improperly restrained (front facing) car seat...
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    So I win?!? I thought I was off track with my rhabdo comment:/
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    I am an RN and I hide in situations like these... Unless there is truly no one else or they are super critical then I just do first aid stuff.
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    Well his AST/ALT levels make me think alcoholic hepatitis which is linked with acute renal failure, the EKG looks like it has peaked T waves meaning hyperkalemia. I'm still stumped as to why he's having leg/butt pain though.
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    Shucks... was just reading on renal failure and saw it can cause an increase in a D-dimer as well.
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    Well the reference range for BUN I learned is 6-20 and Cr 0.6-1.2...I'm thinking some renal failure is going on for some reason or another...has he recently started working out? Any chance this could be rhabdo?
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    Any s/s renal disease? I suppose pain could be radiating down to the butt from the flank? BUN/Creatinine?
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    Doppler U/S? VS? How is his mental status/respiratory effort? Is the one leg bigger/redder/warmer than the other?
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    Damn... And here I was planning a Jeep trip this weekend! Should I pack extra ammo in case we run into the bad guys!?
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    I mean if the bullet is attached to a really thick piece of cloth saturated in quick-clot you might only see a drop or two?
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    I just thought they said they were in High School...
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    What school are you in that you have to wear scrubs?
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    Their EMS couldn't respond to an injured DCPD officer, they can't cover their areas that they need to. I have several friends in the DCFD and I know they are not all bad, but even they agree, the system is very flawed.
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    I get asked this question and I try to focus more on the good of our jobs. Sure I remember the bad stuff I've seen, but I really try not to spoil their image of EMS. I tell them of the babies I've delivered, of the families I've helped, and of the differences I've made. I really try not to think of the bad stuff. Every once and a while I get nightmares about a call or a decision I had made at work or on a call, but they don't haunt me like described.
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    They're not as rare as you would think. My husband has had his medic unit hit 3 times, twice with patients, and I have been hit once.
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    I read that the fire truck was parked to protect the scene which is what they are aupposed to do.
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    A lot.
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    I'm skeptical, and yes there are people in CO on this forum. Advice has been given, do not do anything beyond basic first aid.
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    The first post of the thread
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    I'm guessing they are referencing this.
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    I wouldn't do this. If something happens and you place a toenail out if line, say goodbye to medicine for life. I seriously doubt though that for official training they would take a civilian. If a corpsman received orders for training then they sure as hell better show up. I'm really skeptical of this occurring in reality for official training.
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    Haha... something similar happened to me last year, I fell going UP stairs and busted my knee wide open. Someone called EMS since my leg was gushing blood, they heard that I fell DOWN the stairs and started trying to put a c-collar on me. Sille EMS providers making assumptions and jumping to conclusions.
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    They're a pretty decent fire department, just don't ask them to do anything medical.
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    I knew it had cardio effects since it's used in beta-blocker overdoses. I'll read the study though, thanks for the post Ruff!
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