Recent content by Aussie_Medic_Girl

OK all...final dx was SEPSIS! I know I know not such a shock for some of you. I personally thought sepsis on scene but was never 100% convinced. I had never read/realised/been told that pt's on immunosuppressants may mask fevers (but it makes sence when you think about it). We gave 250mL bolus...

No hx of back problems but we had her positioned supine with legs elevated. We did bilateral BP on scene (I always do if BP is abnormally low or high)-bilaterally equal BP and pulses. The pain description made my poor partner's neck hairs stand up too.

I'm lucky to be with Negro here. I'm lucky enough to be able to determine that someone doesn't actually require tx although if they still insist it's debatable as to whether or not we can refuse to tx them and I personally will not take that risk. Instead I take them...and then escort them to...

Prince Charles actually :-). Nil nausea or vomiting. Skin turgor right around 2 sec, mucous membranes normal. The call was around 10am and she'd had a glass of water or two since waking. Pain wise she initially denied pain, however, once we moved her to the stretcher and got her in the back...

Sorry but don't have either of those. Chase...don't recall seeing any ECG changes but will keep it in mind for future transplant pt's. I'll let conversation carry on till tomorrow then i'll post dx.

RR18 Nil increased effort at rest, mildly increased effort after exertion (ie. couple of steps to stretcher <no other way to get her out>). Regular respiratory rhythm. As per above post lung sounds were clear all fields. Describes her grandchildren as having had "colds" when they visited...

Ok guys bear with me, this is my first ever scenario posting so i'll do my best to make it flow! You are a double ACP (Aus standards) crew so roughly EMT-I. You are called code 2 (no L & S) to a 50YOF c/o BP Problems-your MDT states that the pt's husband thinks the machine may be broken as...

Yep the fan was on low at the time. Had gloves on and didn't cut the gloves but when I got to hospital and took them off I'd taken a chunk of skin off my finger and had blood through the finger of the glove :-(. I'm not overly tall (5'9") but yes the ceilings were low!

When, on the first job of the day, and in front of your boss (who you've called for a lift assist)...you manage to put your hand in the pt's ceiling fan :blush:

Let me just correct you here Brown. QLD carries LSB however, they are "extrication boards" and are used to extricate pt's such as in the situation above. However, pt's are not to remain on them for tx.

I don't know about my expertise but I can give you a bit of a view of snakes in Oz. Here the standard treatment is to cover the bite with a sterile pad, compression bandage from the bite upwards towards the body and then once that bandage is exhausted you start another one at the most distal end...

Yeah I was referring to afternoon and nights. Interesting to see that they automatically roll them in the base rate for you guys. What is your base rate /hr if you don't mind me asking?

I'll have to correct you here Brown. Our PTO service is generally actually double crewed with officers generally a lower clinical level than the on road officers. The transfers I refer to are things such as hospital to CT (as this is not located in the hospital) and hospital to airport for...

Our station runs these same combinations as well as an ambulance crewed by a single officer. This person generally just does transfers but gets dispatched to emergency calls if the main crew is busy. In this situation we may transport on our own (depending on pt's condition) or may request...

You can't actually choose to work all weekends/nights but yes your theory would work if it was possible. Do you guys get much chance at OT shifts? And if so what rate are they at. Also, do you get shift penalties or are yours rolled in rates???