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    Medical control for 1st Responders? Basics?

    No, not the issue. No one balks at that. The problem is saying "you can only take CMEs from ME." The problem is his telling us he is giving ample opportunities to take classes, then canceling same. No one disagrees with that, either. We disagree with the philosophy of "we didn't find it in...
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    Medical control for 1st Responders? Basics?

    How in the h*ll, does a respiratory therapist become a medical director or even a P.A. ? WOW! Another misread of regs, I suspect. I came to CT in 2004 and a bunch of things seemed "not quite right." Technically, the doc is Medical Director, but he hands everything down to someone less busy...
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    Medical control for 1st Responders? Basics?

    I don't mean on-line medcon for orders to give Charcoal or something, either. Let me sketch out what we're dealing with in rural Connecticut. Recently a Respiratory Therapist took the position of Medical Director at the sponsor hospital for my EMT-Intermediate level ambulance service. At...
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