Recent content by Akulahawk

Code 1 is "routine" Code 2 is urgent but no lights/sirens. Obey all traffic laws. Code 3 is lights/sirens, drive with due regard for safety of others and don't throw the people in the back around... Code 1 is basically that you're doing round-trips to/from medical appointments, dialysis, etc...

Slightly altered (maybe), following commands, and treating with the sweet tea and improvement in BG level? I wouldn't take that one Code 3 to the hospital. Your medic and driver should have made a safer decision unless protocol by their EMS agency requires Code 3 travel for patients who are/were...

Was the patient alert/oriented or was the patient acutely altered? Was the BG level verified by a separate fingerstick reading? If the patient is acutely altered and can't take PO dextrose (or perhaps that very sweet tea), I can see/rationalize load & go with a code 3 transport if the crew is...

I doubt the 2 year old was taking Viagra for erectile dysfunction. Take a look at what Viagra/Sildenafil can also be used to treat. Should give you some insight as to what underlying problem the kid has.

My statement above was not limited to EMTs being allowed to ONLY assist patients with their meds. If there are meds that BLS may administer under their own protocols, that's also OK. However, you should be aware of how often YOUR protocols allow for meds to be repeated. If you are not sure...

Most places that I'm familiar with allow an EMT to assist a patient with their own medication but the PATIENT is the one that must be administering it to themselves. I would suspect that if a medication is considered to be BLS by EMS, and a patient needs another dose of that BLS medication...

It's not at all vague. If your ambulance company isn't an authorized Ventura County EMS provider, they may not provide ANY services entirely within Ventura County unless there's a mutual aid need. You may pick up or drop off but one leg of that transport must be a place where your company IS...

About the Zoll vent... I understand why you wanted to get it. I use it at one of my current jobs. There's a few things about it that can be a little clunky to do but once you figure it out, they're pretty decent little vents.

Most of the stuff I've seen about dual sequential defibrillation has been regarding serial defibrillations, immediately one then the other. This is different than dual simultaneous defibrillation. From what I've read, both approaches work. The idea is to depolarize as much of the myocardium as...

What I bolded is the crux of the problem. You don't understand. We can surmise this by the questions you've been asking. Along with what others have posted, here's yet another reason why you do your own assessments and gather what information you can: Doctors and Nurses at the HOSPITAL might...

Like the others, I would suggest that the NREMT just wants a CPR course that is geared toward a professional responder/healthcare provider. The AHA and ARC both have such a course, as do others. HCP courses from nearly any provider will generally follow the AHA or ARC HCP course standards so as...

I've been randomly audited by the State for my California Paramedic license. No big deal. It was basically a "we're checking to be sure you're compliant... so submit all your CE certs this year." So I did and got renewed on time. When I renew my license, I have all my certs ready to upload just...

Are you referring to the provider or the patient doing a sit & scoot? Also, the equipment you have on hand may also dictate the method by which the patient is extricated.

Well, according to Google, it appears that site, if not the entire company, is closed. It was apparently at 3530 Breakwater Ct in Hayward. There is another listing for "United Ambulance Services" in San Rafael, which is in Marin County. I don't know, and can't tell from Google, if that business...

OP: Because of the repetitive nature of you asking the same basic thing, and you have been given answers multiple times, I am closing this thread.