Recent content by bittner

Small town isn't it. It is a good place to raise my kids in and they are paying for my education to become a LP.

Hello all I am Bryan. I am an EMT-B in Texas and a Paramedic student. I have been an EMT for almost 2 years. I don't like intros that much so thats pretty much it about me.

I am a Texas Medic. I work in a small town near Abilene, TX, called Rotan.

Well I was responding code 3 to a call on a dirt County Road. I saw that the road was about to go down into a gulley. I could not see down into the gulley and as soon as i was able to see it turned into an s curve. The first curve was ok, but the second curve was sharper than I thought. I...

I am not sure how the rules are in Florida, but in Texas you cannot present yourself as a Paramedic until you are finished with school and have taken your National Registry and have become Licensed in the State of Texas. If you are caught, you will lose your patch and any chances of getting it...

Good points, I do also listen at the skin level for lung sounds, but when a quick BP on a wreck scene, this scope works wonders. I will not trade it for anything.

I like those scopes but I parsonnally have found a better one. I use a Magna Fortis cardiology with a HEPA (High Effientcy Point Amplification) diaphram. This scope is awesome. I can hear perfectly through mutiple layers of clothing and I can hear very well in the back of a moving ambulance.

I also do alot of transfers. I live in a small town with a level 4 hospital. Our transfers range from 45 min to 1 1/2 hours. I have found it easy just to make some small talk at first and find something to build on. If my pt. would like to rest, I will let them rest. Most of the time they...

Practice does make perfect. I have been working as a basic for 2 yrs. I usually give my reports just about the same. It all comes natural now. Here is an example. Medic 6 to (Hospital) Yes, We are currently enroute to your facility with a (age)(m/f) for the services of (ER doctor or...

We have white trauma gloves (which are thicker for those grusome moments) and our normal gloves are blue.

I am an EMT-B in Texas and I have been working in EMS for three years. I am currently working on my paramedic. My spouse does not work in EMS but she does work for the hospital I am employed at. I really don't think its hard for us to work in the same place. She works in on part of the...