As an EMT I will be allowed to assist patients with their own nitroglycerin, inhalers and Epi-pens. I will be able to administer oxygen, oral glucose and activated charcoal. Last night in class, I got a small taste of two of those meds. Lemon-flavored glucose is not very tasty. Activated charcoal is gritty, but not too bad tastewise. Still, I wouldn't recommend poisoning yourself so that you can have some delivered to your door by EMS. Poison is bad for you. Duh!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
A taste of my own medicine...
As an EMT I will be allowed to assist patients with their own nitroglycerin, inhalers and Epi-pens. I will be able to administer oxygen, oral glucose and activated charcoal. Last night in class, I got a small taste of two of those meds. Lemon-flavored glucose is not very tasty. Activated charcoal is gritty, but not too bad tastewise. Still, I wouldn't recommend poisoning yourself so that you can have some delivered to your door by EMS. Poison is bad for you. Duh!
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