Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I think most of us DID have a blast at the Texas EMS Conference but it sounds as if this patient might have had more fun than we did!!! LOL We missed you this year, Gene. Lots of folks asked me about you. I told them you were fine and Dandy Gandy! Jane Dinsmore To: texasems-l From: wegandy1938@... Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:39 -0700 Subject: A new WTF! Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 I think most of us DID have a blast at the Texas EMS Conference but it sounds as if this patient might have had more fun than we did!!! LOL We missed you this year, Gene. Lots of folks asked me about you. I told them you were fine and Dandy Gandy! Jane Dinsmore To: texasems-l From: wegandy1938@... Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:39 -0700 Subject: A new WTF! Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 my understanding is " ETOH will reduce the surface tension of the fluid, resulting in the reduction of resistance in the alveoli making gas exchange easier. The side effects of such therapy of course included the possibility of intoxication since the ETOH was delivered directly to the bloodstream via the alveoli. " I have heard of it done before, but never seen it done in person. drake Subject: A new WTF! To: texasems-l Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 9:43 PM Â Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Â Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 my understanding is " ETOH will reduce the surface tension of the fluid, resulting in the reduction of resistance in the alveoli making gas exchange easier. The side effects of such therapy of course included the possibility of intoxication since the ETOH was delivered directly to the bloodstream via the alveoli. " I have heard of it done before, but never seen it done in person. drake Subject: A new WTF! To: texasems-l Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 9:43 PM Â Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Â Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hmmm..... All this time I spent to put CPAP on the units. I would be willing to bet more people would show up for Vodka training. Great to see everyone this year... Neil > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals > when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc > gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hmmm..... All this time I spent to put CPAP on the units. I would be willing to bet more people would show up for Vodka training. Great to see everyone this year... Neil > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals > when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc > gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 The reports of Genes death were much wrong but still spread by friends mostly Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET FF/NREMT/FSI/EMSI Typed by my fingers on my iPhone. Please excuse any typos (Cell) LNMolino@... On Nov 23, 2009, at 21:49, Jane Dinsmore texas.paramedic@...> wrote: > > I think most of us DID have a blast at the Texas EMS Conference but > it sounds as if this patient might have had more fun than we did!!! > LOL > > > > We missed you this year, Gene. Lots of folks asked me about you. I > told them you were fine and Dandy Gandy! > > > > Jane Dinsmore > > > > To: texasems-l > From: wegandy1938@... > Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:39 -0700 > Subject: A new WTF! > > > > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural > hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and > the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was > there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 The reports of Genes death were much wrong but still spread by friends mostly Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET FF/NREMT/FSI/EMSI Typed by my fingers on my iPhone. Please excuse any typos (Cell) LNMolino@... On Nov 23, 2009, at 21:49, Jane Dinsmore texas.paramedic@...> wrote: > > I think most of us DID have a blast at the Texas EMS Conference but > it sounds as if this patient might have had more fun than we did!!! > LOL > > > > We missed you this year, Gene. Lots of folks asked me about you. I > told them you were fine and Dandy Gandy! > > > > Jane Dinsmore > > > > To: texasems-l > From: wegandy1938@... > Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:39 -0700 > Subject: A new WTF! > > > > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural > hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and > the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was > there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Thanks Drake. This mirrors what one of the physicians said on another list that I posted this on. Seems like this might work well with CPAP. Even if it doesn't work, the patient won't care. LOL. GG Subject: Re: A new WTF! Date: November 23, 2009 8:50:08 PM MST To: texasems-l my understanding is " ETOH will reduce the surface tension of the fluid, resulting in the reduction of resistance in the alveoli making gas exchange easier. The side effects of such therapy of course included the possibility of intoxication since the ETOH was delivered directly to the bloodstream via the alveoli. " I have heard of it done before, but never seen it done in person. drake Subject: A new WTF! To: texasems-l Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 9:43 PM Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 A new WTF! Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 A new WTF! Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 A new WTF! Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hey Gene: Did this treatment succeed? You have captured my curiousity. Let me know,regards,Rick " rabbiems " A new WTF! Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hey Gene: Did this treatment succeed? You have captured my curiousity. Let me know,regards,Rick " rabbiems " A new WTF! Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hey Gene: Did this treatment succeed? You have captured my curiousity. Let me know,regards,Rick " rabbiems " A new WTF! Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Since it's now my understanding (from 5 minutes ago) that ETOH lessens the surface tension of the fluid and makes it easier to move across the alveolar walls, ETOH plus CPAP might be just the thing. We would have patients clamoring for our services, not to mention the crews. Doc: I want 3 mL of vodka given per SVN. Nurse: Do you want the house brand or the premium? We have Old Mr. Boston or Grey Goose. GG Subject: Re: A new WTF! Date: November 23, 2009 9:03:50 PM MST To: texasems-l Hmmm..... All this time I spent to put CPAP on the units. I would be willing to bet more people would show up for Vodka training. Great to see everyone this year... Neil > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals > when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc > gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Since it's now my understanding (from 5 minutes ago) that ETOH lessens the surface tension of the fluid and makes it easier to move across the alveolar walls, ETOH plus CPAP might be just the thing. We would have patients clamoring for our services, not to mention the crews. Doc: I want 3 mL of vodka given per SVN. Nurse: Do you want the house brand or the premium? We have Old Mr. Boston or Grey Goose. GG Subject: Re: A new WTF! Date: November 23, 2009 9:03:50 PM MST To: texasems-l Hmmm..... All this time I spent to put CPAP on the units. I would be willing to bet more people would show up for Vodka training. Great to see everyone this year... Neil > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals > when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc > gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Since it's now my understanding (from 5 minutes ago) that ETOH lessens the surface tension of the fluid and makes it easier to move across the alveolar walls, ETOH plus CPAP might be just the thing. We would have patients clamoring for our services, not to mention the crews. Doc: I want 3 mL of vodka given per SVN. Nurse: Do you want the house brand or the premium? We have Old Mr. Boston or Grey Goose. GG Subject: Re: A new WTF! Date: November 23, 2009 9:03:50 PM MST To: texasems-l Hmmm..... All this time I spent to put CPAP on the units. I would be willing to bet more people would show up for Vodka training. Great to see everyone this year... Neil > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals > when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc > gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. GG Subject: Re: A new WTF! Date: November 23, 2009 9:15:16 PM MST To: " texasems-l " texasems-l > The reports of Genes death were much wrong but still spread by friends mostly Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET FF/NREMT/FSI/EMSI Typed by my fingers on my iPhone. Please excuse any typos (Cell) LNMolino@... On Nov 23, 2009, at 21:49, Jane Dinsmore texas.paramedic@...> wrote: > > I think most of us DID have a blast at the Texas EMS Conference but > it sounds as if this patient might have had more fun than we did!!! > LOL > > > > We missed you this year, Gene. Lots of folks asked me about you. I > told them you were fine and Dandy Gandy! > > > > Jane Dinsmore > > > > To: texasems-l > From: wegandy1938@... > Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:39 -0700 > Subject: A new WTF! > > > > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural > hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and > the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was > there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. GG Subject: Re: A new WTF! Date: November 23, 2009 9:15:16 PM MST To: " texasems-l " texasems-l > The reports of Genes death were much wrong but still spread by friends mostly Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET FF/NREMT/FSI/EMSI Typed by my fingers on my iPhone. Please excuse any typos (Cell) LNMolino@... On Nov 23, 2009, at 21:49, Jane Dinsmore texas.paramedic@...> wrote: > > I think most of us DID have a blast at the Texas EMS Conference but > it sounds as if this patient might have had more fun than we did!!! > LOL > > > > We missed you this year, Gene. Lots of folks asked me about you. I > told them you were fine and Dandy Gandy! > > > > Jane Dinsmore > > > > To: texasems-l > From: wegandy1938@... > Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:39 -0700 > Subject: A new WTF! > > > > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural > hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and > the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was > there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. GG Subject: Re: A new WTF! Date: November 23, 2009 9:15:16 PM MST To: " texasems-l " texasems-l > The reports of Genes death were much wrong but still spread by friends mostly Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET FF/NREMT/FSI/EMSI Typed by my fingers on my iPhone. Please excuse any typos (Cell) LNMolino@... On Nov 23, 2009, at 21:49, Jane Dinsmore texas.paramedic@...> wrote: > > I think most of us DID have a blast at the Texas EMS Conference but > it sounds as if this patient might have had more fun than we did!!! > LOL > > > > We missed you this year, Gene. Lots of folks asked me about you. I > told them you were fine and Dandy Gandy! > > > > Jane Dinsmore > > > > To: texasems-l > From: wegandy1938@... > Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:39 -0700 > Subject: A new WTF! > > > > > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural > hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and > the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was > there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Well, it didn't hurt! LOL. At least the patient no longer cared that he couldn't breathe. Seriously, I don't know. I'll have to ask student tomorrow if he knows what the outcome was. GG On Nov 23, 2009, at 9:18:27 PM, " Borenstein " rabbiems@...> wrote: Subject: RE: A new WTF! Date: November 23, 2009 9:18:27 PM MST To: texasems-l Hey Gene: Did this treatment succeed? You have captured my curiousity. Let me know,regards,Rick " rabbiems " A new WTF! Today one of my paramedic students related this: He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? Gene Gandy BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 because vodka and bourbon, along with Alcohol, USP, used to be standbys in the pharmacy to help mix up various potions, concoctions, decoctions and elixirs where a pill or capsule would not do, and the medication would not dissolve in plain water. ck In a message dated 11/24/2009 03:52:18 Central Standard Time, lnmolino@... writes: Ok I just thought of this. Why did the pharmacy have vodka?? Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET FF/NREMT/FSI/FF/N Typed by my fingers on my iPhone. Please excuse any typos (Cell) _LNMolino@..._ (mailto:LNMolino@...) On Nov 23, 2009, at 21:43, wegandy1938 <_wegandy1938@wegandy_ (mailto:wegandy1938@...) > wrote: > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural > hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and > the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was > there. > > GG > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Ok I just thought of this. Why did the pharmacy have vodka?? Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET FF/NREMT/FSI/EMSI Typed by my fingers on my iPhone. Please excuse any typos (Cell) LNMolino@... > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural > hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and > the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was > there. > > GG > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Alright, I'll go you one better...think overdose. Apparently, there were quite a few antifreeze overdoses in the Minneapolis-St. region of the world back in the day...(back in the day indicating when people were doing it and the original knowledge passer-on was operating as a street medic and ER nurse there)...the treatment of choice was also vodka...the better filtered, the better the outcome. I think she said they tended to use Skyy or something filtered more than twice. This was done because by providing it to the patient via neb it would jump across into the bloodstream and bind with the antifreeze making it inert or less dangerous. I have found nowhere that still does it, but if you talk to enough folks occasionally you get the head nod of 'yeah, I've heard of it at least.' Suprun > > Today one of my paramedic students related this: > > He was doing an ER clinical rotation at one of the small rural hospitals when EMS brought a patient with pulmonary edema and CHF. > > ER doc ordered 3 mL of vodka administered by small volume nebulizer. > > After some discussion the vodka was brought from the pharmacy and the doc gave said patient a breathing treatment with the vodka. > > Anybody ever heard of such a thing before? > > Gene Gandy > > BTW, I hope you're all having a blast at the Conference. Wish I was there. > > GG > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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