Question: What are prehospital treatments for bacterial meningitis? I need to find out some different prehospital ways to treat bacterial meningitis for a report.  Can anyone give me some answers or give me a link to a site that might?  Thank you

Answer: The previous answer was wrong. Nausea and fever won't kill someone, at least in the short term. The most important thing is rapid transport. Other items:\n1) universal precautions (it's contagious)\n2) oxygen, if needed\n3) IV fluids (don't delay transport)\n4) general supportive care\n5) unless the patient was elderly, or had known heart disease, a cardiac monitor wouldn't be needed\n\nThe window of treatment for bacterial meningitis is often a few hours. If treatment isn't started quickly enough, the patient won't survive. This is particularly true for young children.\n\nThe first responders (EMS, fire, police)will likely need to be treated with antibiotics.
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