Life Support Overdose Paramedic 
Pediatric EM Morsels
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Broselow-Luten System: Supportive Data Physician estimates of weight can underdose children by 49% or overdose by up to 116%. PAWPER was more accurate than EPLS (European life support formula) as well. Accuracy of paramedic Broselow tape use in the prehospital setting. Recommended by ATLS and PALS. x exp[0.02
Peter Canning
JANUARY 14, 2024
I recerted CPR, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) late in December. Our sponsor hospital, like all sponsor hospitals in Connecticut, requires their paramedics to have these certifications current. The certs are good for two years. mg via syringe.* micrograms/kg/min.
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NCOAE
MARCH 8, 2021
On the other hand, you could be called in to attend to the victim of a car accident or a shooting or a heart attack, drowning, mountaineering accident, or drug overdose. You may even have to deliver a baby! You can never predict what will happen over the course of any given shift.
REBEL EM
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Within the United States, due to paramedic shortages, this dual-medic setup does not exist in many EMS systems.
Paramedics Unlimited
APRIL 19, 2018
In Basic Life Support (BLS) emergencies, a single EMS provider can not deliver optimum care, such as when trying to hold direct pressure on a bleeding wound, while preparing bandages, to stop bleeding. In Advanced Life support (ALS) emergencies, a “single” paramedic or ER doctor can not deliver necessary care.
Paramedic Training Spot
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
MICPs, or Mobile Intensive Care Paramedics, are a step above EMTs; They are covered under the same laws as an EMT, but have more responsibilities. Before BLS, or Basic Life Support, was able to administer Narcan, agencies would have to wait for a MICP unit to arrive on scene to administer the lifesaving medication.
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