Re: New Orleans Paramedics on Discovery

Hey Bob,

Yeah, I'm a parasaurus too.... I still have to think before grabbing the tube
and blowing in it (with my mouth) I rarely wear gloves, and wander around auto
accidents checking multiple patients without all the handwashing the Infection
Control Specialist RN, BSN, MSN swears we always use per policy.

I agree with everypoint you made, and I specifically didn't offer an opinion,
to elicit responses like yours.

I honestly think I'd have been on the same thought track as the medics with
substance abuse no doubt in my mind. But if I was suspecting drugs on board,
and a likelyhood of illicit drugs by questionable routes > GLOVES ...right?

I guess that the tubing is realistically clean (not sterile) and even if I
managed to stick myself while adminstering the D-50, is a little farther up the
line anyway. 

It's not like my last needle stick where the dumpster divin' urban outdoorsman
woke up and stuffed the angio into my thigh when I reached for the line hanging
from the ceiling DOH!

With that said..... I watched as the Medic held the IV line in place, and
stuffed a needle in the arm, blood flowing and not a sign of gloves. It wasn't
a case of footage loops, and mixed scenes. I thought to myself, what criteria
woudl I be using to wear gloves, and what's the impression we give those
watching and learning.

I guess I think I'd be on my best behavior if I knew the world is watching.
You're right, no big issue here. It's just an editorial, the product of surfing
while watching TV.