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    5 year old difficulty breathing

    We have awake cric with Ketamine for adults but I've never done it on a ped.
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    5 year old difficulty breathing

    Ours has epiglottis as a contraindication
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    5 year old difficulty breathing

    Ah it was removed from our guidelines for Epiglottis prehospotal due to neutral and negative research
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    5 year old difficulty breathing

    Is racemic epi still in your protocols for epiglottis? The research shows neutral benefit and even negative due to disturbing the airway.
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    5 year old difficulty breathing

    I personally feel that is a bit fast on this patient. What is your concerns for immediate cric.
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    5 year old difficulty breathing

    You have never done a needle cric on a child this age. Do you perform the cric in the field? What are your sedation decision ?
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    5 year old difficulty breathing

    Child struggles when giving neb. Difficulty breathing increases, stridor now heard on expiration.
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    5 year old difficulty breathing

    You are dispatched at 2am to a gated community residence. For a 5 year old difficulty breathing. Fire is dispatched and gets there 15 minutes before you. When you arrive on scene fire states the patient "looks crappy" and is "unhappy" As you enter scene mother says child felt unwell today and...
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    Flight paramedic interview scenarios?

    Thanks for the input. I believe I could handle those scenarios right now.
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    Flight paramedic interview scenarios?

    Yes it is a well known company with many decades of operation.
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    Flight paramedic interview scenarios?

    Yup. More eyes over here. Yeah I guess studying for the interview can't hurt my current patient care. Thanks for the reply.
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    Flight paramedic interview scenarios?

    Not outside my practicum. Am I really over my head here and should bow out gracefully?
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    Flight paramedic interview scenarios?

    I have no issues with this part of the interview. I have been told by other people you can get questions such as. This patient is on 6 drips, youre plane only has 3 pumps. Which 3 would you put on the pump and which 3 would you fix in a different manner (6 drugs given) for stuff like dropping a...
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    Flight paramedic interview scenarios?

    College degree. No real critical care experience apart from when we would end up with a patient due to another provider being with us. No advanced certificates. 2 years 911, 1 year remote medical clinics.
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    Flight paramedic interview scenarios?

    Hello. I have recently been invited to interview for. A flight medic position. I would just like to hear what kind of scenarios they regularly ask for these type of jobs as I have never interviewed for one. I am aware it will vary greatly per position but would just like some guidance on what...
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