The Ultimate Wacker Kit (no Joke) 5k Spent On It

[spenac]

Well I just found a new way of cutting costs of running an Ambulance Service.... Steal their kits.... That is all

In these troubled times might be the only solution.

[Chief1C]

apocalypse

Well.. Ya' never know... Never hurts to be prepared at home.

""North Korea is no longer bound to the armistice signed by both the North and South at the close of the 1950-1953 Korean War""

Edited May 28, 2009 by 4c6

[Pav56C]

At least he has bandaids, since thats the only thing he can use

[Chief1C]

Laws restrict us.. But with no ties to a doctors license, state certs, etc.. and since it would be in a time of national crisis.. They'd probably get away with playing doctor.

[tniuqs]

Laws restrict us.. But with no ties to a doctors license, state certs, etc.. and since it would be in a time of national crisis.. They'd probably get away with playing doctor.

AND no fishing limits !

[nremtp]

The guy clearly has some kind of psychoses and is illegally in possession of various narcotics. I don't know the specifics of US law but in Australia a Poisons permit was required to possess morphine/fentanyl etc and in the UK we require a controlled drugs licence. I am sure that doctors are required to register for a narcotics licence in order to legally possess it so there must be some legislation that controls EMS workers.

This guy admits in his opening statement that he has no medical training and is not even trained to use a pulse oximeter yet he carries all of this equipment, some of which isn't even on 911/999 ambulances.

He has also neglected essential equipment in favour of some advanced equipment.

There are individuals like this in the UK who are unfortunately running private ambulance services in the absence of any legislation preventing them from doing so. An example is www.mhmedicalservices.co.uk and another is www.markthemedic.com who scott33 will be able to verify have no training, no qualifications and yet they seem to think they are EMTs. They don't just have kit bags that would make this zombie bloke jealous, they have ambulances and more importantly access to sick patients!!!

[Chief1C]

illegally in possession of various narcotics

Not if it was prescribed to him by a physician, which is how they noted some of the items were obtained.

[theotherphil]

10mg IV is an appropriate dose for many people. While many providers (docs, nurses, medics) get the idea that any more than 5mg of morphine will stop your breathing and kill the patient and revoke your paramedic license and reprogram your DVR and spook your pets, multiple studies in adults and children have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of 0.1mg/kg of IV morphine for pain relief. So she's right, 10mg is a dose. An appropriate dose meant to reduce pain, not a homeopathic dose meant to make the provider feel better.

'zilla

Even the most traumatic injuries rarely need more than 20-30mg's so 300mg is a large amount - especially in a single vial. We have some quite useful pain relief options here and we can titrate up to 0.5mg/kg of Morphine and repeat that every 30 mins if pain persists (we can see long transport times). I've never used more than 30mg's in one go and have never induced respiratory arrest either.

[FireMedic65]

Laws restrict us.. But with no ties to a doctors license, state certs, etc.. and since it would be in a time of national crisis.. They'd probably get away with playing doctor.

Very true, to an extent. The Good Samaritan Act only protects a person to an extent. It will not protect you for gross negligence or exceeding what you are trained to do.

Not if it was prescribed to him by a physician, which is how they noted some of the items were obtained.

Not illegal to carry if they have a prescription for it, but carrying it around without the script on hand could be considered illegal. Not to mention it was prescribed to HIM, not to be used by anyone else. That would also be illegal.

[Lone Star]

Not illegal to carry if they have a prescription for it, but carrying it around without the script on hand could be considered illegal. Not to mention it was prescribed to HIM, not to be used by anyone else. That would also be illegal.

Yeah, if it weren't for that pesky law about transferring prescriptions and controlled narcotics, it wouldn't be a problem. Unless you count that whole practicing medicine without a license, and prescribing/administering without a license thing.....