Pain Management

[Muppet]

When I was @ Bragg, part of our (the medics in batt) had to pull coverage in the 82nd. Abn. clinic (Roscoe Robinson) on Long Street. We also had to pull coverage in WOMAC ED and the ambulance service (someway something was instituted with them). This is where I learned sick call procedures, suturing...It so happenned out Batt P.A. was one of the docs in charge of training us up and like many said here, we had to know patho-phys of everything we did before Doc T. would sign us off. By this time I was certed as a paramedic and for the most part, our medic stuff was used on the MICU. I learned alot fro Doc T. (former 18D from group and "other places" / now a P.A.). He really trained us up but I think that was not commonplace then / prolly now also? Don't know. I also remember CLS learning I.V.'s form which the doc was not too happy. All the guys measured their medic's skill on a damned I.V. That really pissed me off and this was in the 90's.

F.M.

 

[pardus]

When I was @ Bragg, part of our (the medics in batt) had to pull coverage in the 82nd. Abn. clinic (Roscoe Robinson) on Long Street. We also had to pull coverage in WOMAC ED and the ambulance service (someway something was instituted with them). This is where I learned sick call procedures, suturing...It so happenned out Batt P.A. was one of the docs in charge of training us up and like many said here, we had to know patho-phys of everything we did before Doc T. would sign us off. By this time I was certed as a paramedic and for the most part, our medic stuff was used on the MICU. I learned alot fro Doc T. (former 18D from group and "other places" / now a P.A.). He really trained us up but I think that was not commonplace then / prolly now also? Don't know. I also remember CLS learning I.V.'s form which the doc was not too happy. All the guys measured their medic's skill on a damned I.V. That really pissed me off and this was in the 90's.

F.M.

CLS don't do IV's anymore, and we have much less emphasis on them now. When I first started all you heard was IV, IV, IV. Hell doing a successful IV was a requirement to graduate from basic training in Benning when I went through.

 

[policemedic]

CLS don't do IV's anymore, and we have much less emphasis on them now. When I first started all you heard was IV, IV, IV. Hell doing a successful IV was a requirement to graduate from basic training in Benning when I went through.

Yes, because people die without an inch long plastic straw in their vein dagnabbit! Never mind understanding what you're running through the line and what it will do to the patient…..

 

[pardus]

Yes, because people die without an inch long plastic straw in their vein dagnabbit! Never mind understanding what you're running through the line and what it will do to the patient…..

Ive just joined a new unit and they are still talking about saline IV's for trauma. I'm gently prodding them about colloids only for trauma if it is indicated.

 

[racing_kitty]

Yes, because people die without an inch long plastic straw in their vein dagnabbit! Never mind understanding what you're running through the line and what it will do to the patient…..

The only good IV training did my peers and me was after Monday morning runs that were preceded by particularly raucous weekends. I don't think barracks IV parties were the original intent of CLS. I wasn't the least bit disappointed when IV training went away.