Load and Go or Stay and Play?

In this episode of the Erik and Matt Show (EMS) we discuss the age old issue of when we should stay and play or load and go. The days of "give them a dose of diesel" are fading. We need to be doing what's best for our patients.This is a complicated decision with several factors that play into it. To be a good practitioner you have to be able to make the best clinical decision for your patients. Sometimes the best thing you can do is get the patient to the hospital as quickly as possible and perform any necessary skills en route. Sometimes we need to take some time on scene to stabilize our patient and reduce their mortality. Listen is as Erik and Matt discuss this issue from both a prehospital provider perspective and a medical director perspective.