tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post1703142390298859147..comments2023-10-06T06:43:47.837-07:00Comments on FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC STORIES: 50mg of Benadryl And Some MorphineFirefighter/Paramedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05720554913422127189noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-65884529361002707392015-01-18T20:42:47.420-08:002015-01-18T20:42:47.420-08:00Hello,
Thank you for sharing your experiences. It...Hello,<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your experiences. It's a very interesting read. I've had many a kind EMT take care of me in my lifetime, and I am quite thankful for it. <br /><br />This is the only entry I've read of yours so far, and I do not know you, so I cannot pass any judgment on your character. I also was not there, so I cannot give my opinion on the situation from my point of view. <br /><br />However, as a patient with mobility concerns and chronic pain issues, (managed by pain specialists) it's these type of views that make me not ask for or refuse pain medication in hospitals when I am admitted to the ER even when I need them because my medications, my age, even the way I dress (when I'm not working, frilly dresses/alternative) red flag medical professionals that I am a drug seeker. It does not matter that I am not a drug seeker, that I am intelligent and educated, a professional, and that my conditions are legitimate. (It's gone so far that my medical files are never far away.)<br /><br />People with less chronic issues receive better care than I do simply because they are a different kind of person than I am, and they are not on these medications. (which by the way, aren't fun...I don't particularly like them. There's no high when you've been on low dose opioids for four years! You just feel a little more functional, nauseated, and itchy, but at least you get to feel human.)<br /><br />Most new doctors I get, it's the same routine. First they are highly suspicious, then they figure out I'm legitimate, then either try to offer a lot of really useless things that don't make sense for my condition, say that I'm too complicated of a case and can't help me at all, or admit they don't know much about it and need to refer me up. (I dump my GPs like a heartbreaker. When you have a rare condition, it's not worth spending your time with someone who doesn't get it.)<br /><br />So, as I'm sure you know, or if you didn't maybe you have a window into now, there is another significant and very relevant side to those of us young people on these medications. As you iterated, I hope with your years in the profession you can tell the difference. I agree that the number is irrelevant because pain is very subjective and difficult to measure. <br /><br />If you are curious to learn about my condition, Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome and a little bit about what I do, please take a look at my website:<br /><br />www.frill-ability.com<br /><br />The blog is under "Making It", and the entry on KTS is one of the older entries, back a page or two. <br /><br /><br />~ElleJay Volpe<br />inactive https://www.blogger.com/profile/08871244032086061781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-59340780767791083072014-05-30T14:49:51.779-07:002014-05-30T14:49:51.779-07:00Amanda, you're awesome. Thanks for reading.Amanda, you're awesome. Thanks for reading.Firefighter/Paramedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036844976936171167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-14911941395865448252014-05-17T18:02:44.913-07:002014-05-17T18:02:44.913-07:00Fire/Medic
I'm new to this site and so far I ...Fire/Medic<br /><br />I'm new to this site and so far I like what I see.. other than the usual bad mouthing disgruntled person who happened upon the page and comments about their dislikes instead of moving along to a different page where they could perhaps find something they do like. Wow that was a very long run on sentence... sorry about that. Anyways I wanted to say I completely agree with your pain assessment comment. I've been doing this for 14 years.. and understand where that comment comes from. First off let's add different ethnic backgrounds to the mix and that completely proves your case. You take a 30 year old Hispanic Female patient with abd pain. First the fact you even are transporting her is rare as they don't generally seek medical treat too often.. but I guarantee she wouldn't rate her pain higher than a 5!! Take a 30 year Caucasian female with the SAME EXACT medical condition and she would rate her pain much higher! THUS someone's 10 could easily be another person's 4. Now for my opinion not based on evidence... we always treat the patient not the "scale" just as we treat the patient not the monitor. You get in my ambulance and are rating your pain a 10.. yet your respiratory rate and pulse are within normal limits then something doesn't add up. We all know that the body with exhibit s/so change in response to pain. <br /><br />Btw let it be know I'm a 32 yo Caucasian female so my facts or opinions were not due to my ethnicity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568719302582300253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-34572254179259544272013-03-08T22:15:09.605-08:002013-03-08T22:15:09.605-08:00Shauna, thanks for sharing. Pain is a difficult th...Shauna, thanks for sharing. Pain is a difficult thing for people to rate. In general, if you are in pain AND you don't BS me, I'm more than willing to help you out. I just get frustrated with the few people out there that think they can pull a fast one on me just to get a high.Firefighter/Paramedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036844976936171167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-16845537338904265692013-03-07T12:11:33.069-08:002013-03-07T12:11:33.069-08:00As a nurse and a spine-pain patient, I have always...As a nurse and a spine-pain patient, I have always disliked any of the pain rating scales that are available for patients to report their pain. Regardless of the situation, all pain is subjective, as we know, and after living and working in pain for decades, and after multiple Thoracic spine surgeries, etc., I know what it feels like to experience pain all over those charts. However, I will always remember my rotation in nursing school through the burn unit. The screams could be heard in the elevator before the doors opened to the floor. After that experience, I will never rate any pain a 10 (no matter how high I feel I am experiencing it) on a 1-10 scale. It can always, always be higher and I wish that patients could really get that through their heads.<br /><br />I walked away from a rollover MVA many years ago, and I am nothing but blessed to still be here sharing this with you. Bless you, and ALL of those on the front lines of the medical system. You guys ROCK! Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517544369249500224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-27839381114427499522011-12-19T21:30:10.387-08:002011-12-19T21:30:10.387-08:00huh? who died?huh? who died?Firefighter/Paramedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036844976936171167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-77923777354355731012011-12-19T20:18:13.878-08:002011-12-19T20:18:13.878-08:00Ever notice how alll fire departments are primaril...Ever notice how alll fire departments are primarily white? Ocassional token non-white here or there, but it seems obvious they reserve these soft easy money spots for those who fit their ideal for their "fraternity".<br />And the pay/benefit package!!! This is an industry which needs privitization, let alone austerity.<br />If not for that family those three men would still be alive.<br />How many have to die? If anther loses his life will they stop?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-25975998011726792532011-09-20T17:58:51.261-07:002011-09-20T17:58:51.261-07:00Hillarious, people. Hillarious! Your hate comments...Hillarious, people. Hillarious! Your hate comments made me laugh out loud. Maybe you should join take an EMT class if you want so badly to make a difference in the world. LOL<br /><br />And yeah, I think any of our supervisors would agree about the number thing.LifeMoreSimplyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740159198016197628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-54878542770943822832011-09-19T11:42:00.183-07:002011-09-19T11:42:00.183-07:00For you Mr. Anonymous.
http://firefighterparamedi...For you Mr. Anonymous.<br /><br />http://firefighterparamedicstories.blogspot.com/2011/09/hate-mail.htmlFirefighter/Paramedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036844976936171167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-84363281891610943702011-09-18T00:43:43.152-07:002011-09-18T00:43:43.152-07:00You have a God complex. It's not up to you to ...You have a God complex. It's not up to you to "decide" what a person's pain level is. "My 4 may be your 10". You're not the one in pain so you have no clue how bad their level is. You're what's wrong with the medical field nowadays-you don't listen to the patients and make assumptions based on how YOU judge a persons body language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-74101059013358175972011-09-15T12:11:51.440-07:002011-09-15T12:11:51.440-07:00My Chief is a medic as well and I think he would b...My Chief is a medic as well and I think he would back me up 100%. I think you may have misunderstood what I was saying. I don't care what number they assign to their pain. My 4 may be your 10. The number is a waste of time but is used for paperwork. I treat my patient instead.Firefighter/Paramedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036844976936171167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-26359223589589036142011-08-31T11:44:20.108-07:002011-08-31T11:44:20.108-07:00"We always ask the patient to rate the pain. ..."We always ask the patient to rate the pain. I generally don't care what they say their pain level is, their body language always tells me what I need to know. So why do we ask? I digress."<br /><br />how woudl ur boss feel if they saw that? cuntAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-24462322302086294262011-08-21T12:46:23.975-07:002011-08-21T12:46:23.975-07:00however, when a patient requests benadryl with the...however, when a patient requests benadryl with their morphine, they are not worried about their blood pressure. The benadryl removes the unpleasant side effects, (flushing, nausea, light headedness) and lets the patient enjoy the unadulterated euphoria.<br /><br />Er Docjbw12sochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764530596248741910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-86062527114300833742011-04-03T09:19:25.225-07:002011-04-03T09:19:25.225-07:00thanks for your chart, and your storythanks for your chart, and your storyjackie25remihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17579599498206791110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-91924481634932980992010-02-13T02:06:41.057-08:002010-02-13T02:06:41.057-08:00If ever you get one of those dehydrated and/or bor...If ever you get one of those dehydrated and/or borderline hypotensive patients that needs pain relief, 50 mg of Benadryl and your morphine is a good combo.<br /><br />The hypotension that results from morphine administration is a pure histamine reaction - hence Benadryl being very useful to help blunt those effects.Ambulance Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175419709184526342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548059047094620179.post-15596766847953381572010-02-10T18:50:07.824-08:002010-02-10T18:50:07.824-08:00Yeah, we always jinx it by mentioning those freque...Yeah, we always jinx it by mentioning those frequent flyers!brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496451928209950915noreply@blogger.com