This is how I view BLS EMT in LA county: can be explained in 3 bullets:
1.Oxygen; along with BLS airway adjuncts, and bagging with anything (Als airway, trach tube, stoma, and mouth) with an "ambu" bag
2. Immobilization devices/splints: such as c-collar/backboard/pizza box cut-outs, traction...
RM isn't as realistic as Chicago Fire, I totally perform pericardialcentisis while going code 3, I'm totally a lesbian all though I'm a guy, girls are beautiful
That's the same BS they told us back in the Santa Monica days, I'm guessing it's an insurance thing, maybe prior accidents ?? All I know is that when americare took over guess what else changed...
And to you sir I tip my hat, last I saw a PA, an EMT thought it would be funny to say "*****hhhhh" to one of his friend that was coming in to station for EOS. Next week all Mic. for PAs were cut off.
It would be great if it were like that everywhere, but paramedics is still in an evolving stage in which it's striving to become a career. They recently began an AS and bachelors in paramedics. This might be signs that paramedics possibly may be changing in the far future, currently it makes no...
You have stumbled into a pseudo career, paramedic is not a complete career in itself, and every year I see that it's taking a turn to the worst. Every year I see younger paramedics, some with no work experience fresh out of highschool, not taking the job seriously since they are trying to get...