I'm not saying that people shouldn't have at least some sort of access to av, what I'm saying is, there is no such thing as good press when it comes to papers. Bites are going to happen, whether or not he had the av had NOTHING to do with bad publicity, reporters and papers do a great job of that. The paper would have added something to the story, just like they always do, to make the story more exciting. I agree with the statement you made about certain administration of av when not necessary, personally, I don't feel that anyone besides a doctor is qualified enough to make the decision of whether or not to administer av. Even some doctors are debatable, but I don't feel an EMT should be giving av, I don't know if this actually happens, but I heard it has.

You also have to take into consideration that some physicians don't want to be a sponsor for av, or want anything to do with administering an experimental drug, so it's not that easy for some people to acquire av. If it were more accessible (even if price wasn't a concern), I think more people would have it. Even if you dropped the prices of everything to the price of Costa Rican Polyvelent ($25), it would still be a pain to acquire. Certain doctors want nothing to do with it, and the recent shortages of Cro-fab and CRP make it difficult to obtain.

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