> Colin wrote, "Cumbria Ambulance do take some unusual views when it comes
to
> selectively interpreting guidelines!" I think such comments need to be
> explained or not mentioned, otherwise it could be seen as mud slinging. I
> seem to remember a saying about stones and glass houses.
>
>
> Ray McGlone
> A&E Consultant
> Lancaster
Ray,
I was referring to the unusual method of pulse checks employed in Cumbria
where the 10 seconds was interpreted as 5 seconds at each carotid and the
decision not to use Amiodarone despite the current guidelines.
Colin Hendry
Resuscitation Officer
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