Mounted search and rescue

["irvin lichtenstein" <ilichten1@verizon.net>]

Check with your state’s EMS protocol regarding auto-injectors.  In many states only the adult or guardian of the minor victim can administer the injection if not a medical professional acting on orders.  This means you must be a National Registry EMT-I, RN, EMT-P, PA acting on a physician’s orders or a physician to administer the epi.  In PA I can administer the nerve gas antidotes with auto injectors as an EMT but not epi for bee stings (nerve gas kit is similar—3 shots through clothes, repeat in 15 minutes or as directed).  This also applies to the new insulin injectors.

 

Irv Lichtenstein    

 

From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dawn Ratz
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 1:18 PM
To: Mounted search and rescue
Subject: Re: [MSAR] MSAR Rider 10 Essentials List

 

Yes I do. I have each work with a trainer pen- just in case I am unable to. I always tell anyone I ride with we all need to know each others allergies. If we go down we can't help others. 

 

Dawn

 

On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Una Smith <una.smith@att.net> wrote:

On Mon, Jun 03, 2013 at 11:41:49AM -0400, Dawn Ratz wrote:
>I also carry 2 epi pens- but that is just me :) I am deathly allergic to
>bee stings.

Dawn, do you also tell each of your team mates that you have these?  Have
you had them practice using a "trainer" pen?  If you have a severe event
there is a chance that others will need to administer the epinephrine.  I
nearly lost a friend that way.  He gave himself one dose but then passed
out.  Other people gave him the additional doses that saved his life.

        Una

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