Re: New Orleans Paramedics on Discovery

Y'all are hilarious!
Gloves issue: in all likelihood, we were out of gloves, as we are out of at
least one major supply at any given time. As I write this, we are out of
nasal canullas, terbutaline and normal saline.
Cardioversion issue: Versed? Ha ha ha! We were lucky to have defibrillator
pads! And just try getting orders for morphine from med control around here.
That's another thing - we have to get orders for *everything* - we have
protocols, but no standing orders for anything invasive or advanced.
But we do have some of the best paramedics in the country. We get paramedics
from the rest of the country who come work for us and they stand around in
disbelief at how few ambulances, supplies, EMT's, etc. we have to work with.
Th one thing we aren't short of is call volume and inventiveness. That's the
reason the Discovery channel loves New Orleans' EMS! We have been doing so
much for so long with so little, we could likely do anything with nothing at
all.

Sean Fitzmorris, EMT-P
New Orleans Health EMS
Discovery Channel Veteran
"Al Buterol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I was watching "Critical Hour" on Discovery Health Saturday, November 1st.
>
> One of the calls showed 2 Paramedics pulling a younger male, disoriented
from a
> pickup truck. Their immediate concern was drug use. Thier solution
included an
> IV start and later, D-50 by the same IV.
>
> The question I have > Why isn't the Paramedic wearing gloves in any of the
> shots, including the D-50 administration and the finger sticks?
> The difference between Genius and Stupidity is Genius has its limits.
Albert
> Einstein