How do you manage medication drips

[akroeze]

I know of nowhere in Ontario that pumps are used in the field except on critical care transfer apparatus. We just eyeball it with a microdrip.

[chbare]

<<< krumel is a big fan of the goood old syringe pump.

B.Braun's

Only problem. is the damn flip cover breaks off if you even sneeze on it. Otherwise, I am a fan of the syringe drivers. Still not as small as the Minimed three channel IV pump; however, much easier to use IMHO.

Take care,

chbare.

[medic_texas]

You would be a fool to "titrate to effect" without a pump, 911 or a transfer. It's your certification tho..

[FireMedic65]

I personally never start and IV without starting a lock first.

Must be nice, we don't have locks, the boss says no

[rock_shoes]

Must be nice, we don't have locks, the boss says no

Don't call them locks then. Call them "extensions". That's all I had to do to sneak them by the stock order nazi.

[FireMedic65]

Don't call them locks then. Call them "extensions". That's all I had to do to sneak them by the stock order nazi.

been there, tried that. It won't happen. They are an "unneeded expense" according to the boss. freaking idiots

[akroeze]

You would be a fool to "titrate to effect" without a pump, 911 or a transfer. It's your certification tho..

Unless it is standard of practice where you are, then there is no certification on the line.

[rat115]

The service I run with finally got our own pump. Before that, we would borrow one from our local hospital and return it after the transfer. Since we're a BLS service and have only 2 ALS providers, we don't often start IVs in the field that need a pump and only tend to have them on transfers.

[NYCntg]

I have been an expert witness against Paramedics transporting even considered simple drips such as K+ or Heparin. Sorry, one cannot give a precise measurement then they do not need to be transporting and allow someone else that can. Remember as well, if you are not familiar with the equipment (i.e. hospitals pump) and there is failure or problems, you better be able to trouble shoot the device.

R/r 911

Doesn’t sound like you ever did it in NY, otherwise you’d know that 911 medic’s don’t carry IV pumps of any kind…

(IV drip sets yes, pumps no)

It’s all titrate to effect (within dose limits mcg/k/min).

-ntg

[CBEMT]

been there, tried that. It won't happen. They are an "unneeded expense" according to the boss. freaking idiots

So grab some from the hospital. When I was at the private, if I only used what the company put on the trucks I'd never have been prepared for the types of calls I was getting. Or keep patients warm, or decon the truck- minor details like that. We did what we had to do.