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Chris Harper
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by cottonmouth on July 10, 2004
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This isn't a herp subject, but there was an accident near my home yesterday, where a young boy went around a curve to fast and rapped his truck around a tree. The chopper landed and the paramedics rolled out with what looked like a mobile emergency dept. Awesome stuff, anyway they layed out a big blanket that puffed up a bit, layed him on it and then started all kinds of IV lines. One of the EMT's told me that one of the medicine's used was to stop his breathing. He was gone before I could ask him why they did that. I am sure you know, so why? Thanks JQ
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by pygmybait on July 10, 2004
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Cottonmouth, I am also a Paramedic (I'm in Florida). Just about every trauma helicopter in the United States as well as many local departments use a class of drugs call paralytics. My department uses a drug called Succinylcholine (Anectine) that will actually paralyze the patient. We use it for a procedure called Rapid Sequence Inuction or R.S.I. We use the procedure for patients who can not maintain their own airway and must be intubated (tubed). Many times, these patients still have a very strong gag reflex or a bite reflex due to severe head injury. We use the Anectine along with Versed and Etomidate in our R.S.I. protocols. I'm sure you can learn all you'd ever care to know about these drugs with a quick search on the web. I would guess that the other devise you mentioned was either an air splint or what is called a Pneumatic anti-shock garment or P.A.S.G., also known as M.A.S.T pants. Basically, they act like a G suit that a pilot would wear. They keep blood in the upper body and vital organs in cases of shock (hypoperfusion), which will keep a patient semi-stable until they can reach some sort of definive medical treatment.
I hope this answered your question.
Matt
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by cottonmouth on July 10, 2004
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Thanks Matt, very interesting stuff. I just found out an hour ago that the kid is still making it. He was not wearing his seat belt (crazy).
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by Chris_Harper on July 11, 2004
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Pygmybait nailed it. The only thing that I can add here is that the paralytic drugs used act identically to elapid paralytics, they just move faster through the body, mainly because they are introduced intravenously. Fortunately, other drugs that dope you up severely are also administered -- So you are paralyzed and can't breathe on your own, but if you are aware of what's going on - you just don't care.
~Chris H.
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