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OldSchool wrote:

MedicMan218 wrote:Smallest we carry for IV use is 14g.
Obviously common sense plays a huge role.....someone who is acting up due to low blood sugar or something else that isn't usually within their control gets great care, but the drunk or drug heads are the ones who get the big boys.

I suspect they're similar (I haven't checked -- don't have the courage) to the diameter of the old steel needles we had middle of the last century. When a small kid, there was a week when I had oil-base injections every hour on the hour (a long, boring story), and since then all but go into shock with anything that even looks like a needle.

pbwalker wrote:

MedicMan218 wrote:

Keith B wrote:I had a lady almost hit me while directing traffic for a parade once. Did the same thing and looked right at me as she came barreling across the intersection. I hit her hood with my flashlight (Mag-light) and put a fairly significant dent in it. She got out screaming at me. I told her she could either shut up and sit quietly while I wrote her a ticket for failure to yield or she could go to jail for assault on a police officer. She got back in her car but was super red the whole time. I took my time writing it. The parade had ended and about 20 cars went through the intersection before she was handed her signed ticket back and let go on her way.

I love it!
Closest I get to that is a large bore IV for the "difficult" patient that doesn't want to behave. Whenever I get a chance to give a Sonic staw for an IV to a disrespectful person I jump at the opportunity but it just doesn't happen that often.

Wow...that is just disturbing. Folks call 911 in a time of need and may not be in the best of mindset, and now they have to worry about the Paramedic they call being offended and stabbing them with an 8 gauge needle for revenge. Awesome...

Keith B wrote:I had a lady almost hit me while directing traffic for a parade once. Did the same thing and looked right at me as she came barreling across the intersection. I hit her hood with my flashlight (Mag-light) and put a fairly significant dent in it. She got out screaming at me. I told her she could either shut up and sit quietly while I wrote her a ticket for failure to yield or she could go to jail for assault on a police officer. She got back in her car but was super red the whole time. I took my time writing it. The parade had ended and about 20 cars went through the intersection before she was handed her signed ticket back and let go on her way.