A way to report a person's mentation would be:
Alert and Oriented x4. You get a point for every question you answer correctly : name, place, time/date, event.
This pt would probably also be a minimum gcs14.
Beano I that answered my question thanks.
If someone hits their head and loses consciousness, but is now awake and oriented, are they aox3, losing one point for not remembering the event? What gcs would they then be?
Hypothetical:
Drive by, pt flags you down, 30-70 yrold states 10/10 sudden onset leg pain, throbbing, constant, non radiating non traumatic. Appears in no distress. Vitals stable, hx irrelevent. Wants to go to hospital, en route says he wants morphine. Same person flags you down everyday for...
San Francisco, California. Patient requests for an ambulance via 911, Engine and Private company arrives. Walks down stairs and into ambulance, gets blood pressure, blood glucose, and 4 lead. Patient feels significantly better, and signs an 'against medical advice', and walks back home. No...
HI!
Testing for the CCSF Paramedic entrance exam late october. Briefly went over nremt material. Pretty knowledged and and confident for upcoming test. Are there any special subjects/curveballs that I should study in preparation for this test?
Thank You!
Alas
Few questions on CPR that I can't seem to find anywhere on the net and forgot to ask my instructor:
The AHA 2010 CPR video in which i was trained, shows rescuer 1 who is performing compressions stop while rescuer 2 gives 2 ventilations, and rescuer 1 resumes 30 compressions. I've...
According to this site: http://www.hazmatstudent.com/emt-faqs.shtml
they've made it very clear this is good for california. I asked my boss and he said "it should be good" and that he'll give the county a call but never got back to me. im gonna register now and probably reply here about my...
Are they valid? According to these sites, they are valid in California:
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http://www.safetyunlimited.com/onlin...-Refresher.asp
http://www.hazmatstudent.com/emt-refresher.shtml
My county card exps end of Aug. Just wondering if anyone has experience, don't want to get...
Hi, I live in San Francisco California, and wanted to recertify my county license, and need 24 hours C.E. units. I've seen several sites such as:
http://www.emcert.com/
http://www.safetyunlimited.com/online-courses/EMT-Refresher.asp
http://www.hazmatstudent.com/emt-refresher.shtml
Are...