I am a sick unit!

[Bren]

Bloody headaches all day yesterday, runny nose last night....now my shoulder and sides ache, and am outta breath with whatever I do....I think am going back to bed with a hottie....

Bloody winter time!

[SMOKEU]

If you're that sick then you've either had too many drugs or not enough drugs.

[mashman]

aye... got 2 of my daughters just coming through the other side of similar... the cough was the worst part... enjoy bed...

[Headbanger]

Tell us more about the hottie.

[Bren]

Tell us more about the hottie.

It is red and small, and I fill it up with hot water....alas is not the sort of hottie I would want to cuddle normally

[BoristheBiter]

It is red and small, and I fill it up with hot water....alas is not the sort of hottie I would want to cuddle normally

What... you can put hot water in a blow up doll??? Cool

[Ixion]

Oh. I had that. Is it actually the man flu ? I thought it was just me being stuffed . I missed out on sympathy.

[slofox]

HTFU pills FTW

[Bren]

HTFU pills FTW

Got them...they have "neurofen" emblazened over the packaging....nothing like a good dose of ibuprofein...ulless you have codene as well...

[CookMySock]

Get some ibuprofen and take two right away with as much water as you can - symptoms will back off in only half an hour. Keep your intake up but be careful not to take too much.

Steve

[Stirts]

I think am going back to bed with a hottie....

Oi Mr Man Flu sufferer - put the ibuprofen down, fill the hottie with 50/50 mix hot water and whiskey, go to bed and sip away the man flu!

[Tank]

Get some ibuprofen and take two right away with as much water as you can - symptoms will back off in only half an hour. Keep your intake up but be careful not to take too much.

Steve

Now DB - remember all the red reps you got last time you were talking medical stuff??

I would like opinions from all, but especially from medical folks.

If/when I am first on the scene at any motor vehicle accident/incident, usually there isn't a lot I can do except make sure the emergency services are actually summoned, and then see what the bent person needs - sometimes they just need feet held elevated so they don't black out, or someone to listen to them talk.

It occurs to me, that if I had some Lorazepam or Diclofenac, I would be tempted to give it to them just to help them settle down. I have been reprimanded in the past to give a patient NOTHING until someone qualified makes a decision.

What are peoples' thoughts on this? If it were me on the side of the road in pain and someone had either or both of the above, I would be most grateful. Should something like this be carried? If I did give them something, should I write a note and hand it to the ambulance staff? Or should I keep my beak out of shit that I don't know?


Steve

Best keep out of the drug cabinet dude.

btw - my sig > your sig

[nudemetalz]

If you're fluey and go to bed with a hottie, ya ain't gonna have enough energy to service the hottie.....

[AllanB]

He did say it was a red moist hottie ........

[slofox]

Ibuprofen is death to me - totally intolerant of practically any NSAID...