Re: Study suggests paramedics may often take unresponsivecardiac patients to hospi

July 2, 2009

Often in my services, the " old heads " are the most resistant to calling codes in

the field. " We don't do that! That is the hospital's job. If they have a head,

we haul 'em. "

It has to begin with the medical director, but still turning the Titantic takes

a lot of time and effort!

> > >

> > > Yes they die hard, and one of the reasons is that the medical directors

> > > continue to promote this nonsense. Here in Tucson we have a perfect

> > example.

> > > When I listen to my scanner I hear cardiac arrests being run in Code

> > 3 all

> > > the time. The medical directors could stop this, but they do not. Why?

> > >

> > > GG

> >

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> --

> Grayson

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