My only complaint is when my company buys from a new supplier and the vial changes size and color…

http://med.stanford.edu/news_releases/2009/february/opioid.html

I do love Zofran. There is an argument here locally about it`s use with ETOH and the famous “drunk college kids” we see a lot. One side of the argument is….”oh, this poor kid, I`ll give Zofran and stop the puking” OR (ER nurse) “Why didn`t you give Zofran!?!?! I don`t want him puking all over my ER, now I have to clean it up”…. (ER doc) “obviously the body wants to rid itself of the poisen, if the airway is patent, don`t give Zofran”….(medic on the car) “man, I don`t want him ralphing in my car, but obviously his body wqants to poisen out” (he`s not butt kissing the ER doc, just voicing his opinion).

Yes, Zofran should be used more in my region. It`s use goes medic to medic, depending on if a particular medic is too lazy to “crack a box”. Most of the “street wise” medics I work with utilize Zofran a lot. ETOH, sometimes, sometimes NOT. Each call is different, so is each pt and the pt`s needs. If and or when I ever get the medic lisc, I know I`ll be using it a lot. If anything, the pt sees it as we are “doing something” to help.

I`m just an old dipchit EMT-B coming back to the job after 19 years away. So what I say may not mean much…lol..