Re: New Topic: What Did You Not Learn in School

[Guest guest]

As Isuprel drips went by the wayside so did Calcium Chloride used in

ACLS. What was it we used Calcium Chloride for anyway?

To answer your question:

We were not taught about pacing, chest decompression, surgical airways,

updrafts (they were still using IPPB in the ED), and anything more than

lead II, (pre hospital 12 lead's weren't even a dream in a cardiologist

mind, one ED. we transported to their 12 leads were transmitted to

another hospital for reading.)

Today I precept EMS students for two college EMS programs, I take major

trauma to a local level III trauma center, and I actually get to talk to

my medical director on the Med. Con. Line (almost unheard of in the

80's.)

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