MedicASK Answers
Vector change with pad placement
16 December 2020
Submission ID: 25
Question: Would it be acceptable to attempt anterior/posterior pad placement if 3 attempts of the anterior/apex placement does not work? Would we have to patch for this? I would of course just use a new set of pads and keep the originals on, and only attempt if it could be do...
Resuscitation with signs of obvious death
18 September 2020
Submission ID: 23
Question:
Can you please provide direction on what would be the most appropriate action for situations involving the initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by first responders, prior to Paramedic arrival, who is then deemed to meet the obvious death criteria under t...
Nitro patch removal
18 September 2020
Submission ID: 22
Question:
Hi there, I would like to inquire about whether or not there is a need to remove a patient’s Nitroglycerin transdermal patch prior to delivering Nitroglycerin SL under the Cardiac Ischemia or Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Medical Directives. Much appreciate...
Clarification on oxygen delivery for COVID-19 Patient
13 April 2020
Submission ID: 19
Question:
I just have a question in regards to oxygen treatment. With the recent memorandum it states that in all cases high flow oxygen delivery should be avoided unless via ETT/SGA. Does this mean we are no longer able to use a BVM for a patient who is severely short o...
Clarification on COVID-19 memorandum on Treatment Considerations
23 March 2020
Submission ID: 17
Question:
As per the new amendments that came out today are we with-holding CPAP (in all cases) including those who screen negative for COVID-19 assuming that they could still be a positive case?
Some clarification is required.
Answer:
Thank you for your question r...
BHP Webinar
07 February 2020
Submission ID: 16
Question:
On a recent webinar Dr. Exley cited two examples of orders a BHP might give that should not be followed because they are out of the scope of practice. One was an ACP getting an order for Atropine for a cholinergic overdose. My question is just to clarify t...
ASA
12 July 2018
Submission ID: 4
Question:
Just have a question about ASA in regards to administering the drug for new onset cardiac ischemic rhythms. An example would be a patient in 2nd degree type 2 heart block with no other cardiac ischemia signs/symptoms but has no history of a heart block before ...
Analgesia Medical Directive Question
26 June 2018
Submission ID: 1
Question:
This question is regarding the indication for the new analgesia medical direction. The new indication is just "pain" with a contraindication of suspected cardiac ischemia. I am aware of plenty of situations where this protocol would be appropriate. Example a f...