Are ready to learn a new skill or dust off some you haven’t used in some time? Check out our training calendar for more information about this months courses. On the 16th we are offering our “IV & Wound Management“, on the 29th obtain your CCWCarrying a Concealed Weapon for 30 plus states with the “Utah and
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What is the difference between Normal Saline, Ringers, Lactated Ringers, and D50 and under what circumstances are each used for IVs? Normal saline is 0.9 N NaCl (salt water that is isotonic with blood). Lactated Ringers is very similar to normal saline but has lactate, potassium and calcium added as well. Ringers is the same as
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When a burn occurs, seconds count! Burn injuries should be cooled immediately, otherwise the heat will continue to destroy the surrounding and underlying tissue, and may progress a partial thickness (second degree) burn into a full thickness (third degree) burn injury.