Why did the standardization of national EMS come under the direction of the Department of Transportation and not the Department of Health? There were so many traffic accidents at that time.

The Department of Health was not organized to set up standards for medical care in trauma situations.

The first role of EMS in the United States is a transportation service, not a medical one.

Heart defibrillators and other new medical technologies had yet to be invented for use on the road.

11. two 1 l iv bags are to be administered at 150 ml/hr. how long will the iv last? round to the nearest hundredths

Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?

List the therapeutic actions, indications, pharmacokinetics, contraindications, most common adverse reactions, and important drug–drug interactions for each of these medications