It's been a long couple days studying for a quiz in class tonight on pharmacokinetics/dynamics and Alpha/Beta therapy. Amazingly, I got a 100% - how good it felt!
My council got some new protocols today, several of which I was very glad to see. The highlights -
Medication - dosages for Valium and Dopamine changed.
Clinical Procedures - decompression is now allowed at the EMT-Enhanced level (a certification probably unique to my state with only 80 hours more than an EMT-B has), as long as the provider has current PHTLS or ITLS certification. Naso/Orogastric tube protocol added. Impedance Threshold Device protocol added (yay!). Protocol for the EZ-IO added.
...and the big one, which I'm happiest about, is that an EMT-B or EMT-Enhanced can now use CPAP with the medical control permission. A Medic doesn't need permission.
Now I'm more even inclined to make CPAP my #2 wish. Even though it's in protocols, my agency doesn't have it and doesn't look to be getting it any time soon.
Stay tuned - next post will be on CPAP!
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