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Has anyone ever dealt with Appendicitis?


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What can be done prehospital?

Haven't we been through this before with you? You say you're going to be an EMS student. Perhaps it's time you started acting like one. Why don't you go look it up and then tell us what you think needs to be done. I think you'll find that you learn and retain the information better when you do that.

You're not going to learn the things you need to learn if you don't do the work to learn it yourself.

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I was just curious as to how many of you have ran into appendicitis over the course of your time in EMS.

As for EMS, not sure, I didn't have any diagnostic equipment but I'm sure I had a few.

In the hospital, several times per week.

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Prehospital BLS.

Diagnosis: LRQ Rebound pain, Obturator sign (cope sign), psoas sign for differential diagnosis

Transport in position of comfort with and emesis bag handy.

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