1.After several minutes, the patient has been secured to a backboard for movement. Intravenous cannulation has been completed, and the first round of drugs has been administered to the patient. After loading the patient into the ambulance, your paramedic partner asks you to ride with him in the back to continue patient care while an on-scene firefighter drives you to the hospital.
a. Your paramedic partner states he needs another milligram of atropine. He asks you to get this ready. If atropine comes packaged in a 1-mg prefilled syringe, briefly describe how you would prepare the medication.
b. The paramedic attempts to administer the atropine IV push through the IO site; however, it fails to push properly. Identify how the AEMT should try to reestablish flow. When should the IO line be abandoned and another initiated?
c. If the waveform on the capnography suddenly went almost flat and the numeric display started reading a value of 12 mmHg, what should the AEMT do to confirm that the readings are accurate (or discover why they may be inaccurate)?
