Remember this is her criteria for removing immobilization for pt's who have suffered from or come from scenes that indicated significant MOI.
1. Distracting injury indicated from MOI. That's not talking about a c-collar that is too long for the pt.
2. Sober. This guy was injured to the point...
on scene, simple as
BSI Scene safety.
ABC's for treatment.
intervene as needed
for assessment
as far as C-spine if it was witnessed and there are signs of possible MOI then without a doubt instant spinal precautions.
but look at the scene if the roommate is there ask what...
The thing I like about having soldiers as patients is that there isn't much you cannot say to them.
"This wont hurt me one bit"
usually when they are nervous and ask me if im good at what ever procedure they are getting-
pt: "are you good at this? have you done it before?"
me: "I...
Thanks for the quick replies. I took an A+P for EMRs back in college while I was in school for Basic. I'm sure it would do me well to take A+P again since its been a few years. Back home there is a really good 2 year Paramedic program that I plan on going to.
They offer ACLS for army medics...
Hi I am currently serving active duty in the Army as a medic and I am going to deploy in a couple months to Afghanistan. Normally I am against this kind of training but when I have no other options well... I guess I need to figure out my options..
I am going to have a lot of down time while I...
My brother is 11b 3d Id at Stewart lol. Anyway I'm mostly situated in my barracks now when I get Internet up there I'll start checking out schools online maybe even stop by the Ed center see what they can tell me.
Well actually I was looking more toward training in trauma and triage practical things to assist me inthe battlefield and even in the streets when I get out of the army I'm trying to stay away from m6 lpn rn because I have never viewed definent care as where I want to be in my own stage of ems...
I know I can take classes to get my degree in fire science while I'm in through the schools that support the army I plan on doing that but I want to get as in-depth in the medical field before that. I was in school working towards a degree in ems technology before I joined I only got past the...
I am a PFC 68w in the army who graduated from ait a few weeks ago and i am cuttently inprocessing at my duty station. ive been wanting to make my self as competent and proficient as possible in being a medic since i decided to join the army and now that i am at my duty station it is time to...