Recent content by byun01

Ask yourself what you want... The way I did it was I took a year off in between my sophomore and Junior year of college and attended a medic program, so that I would have two additional years to practice. However, I knew I wanted to ultimately become a doctor. Most importantly, you...

Hey guys! Does your squad have difficulty scheduling personnel? Is scheduling a difficult time for you? Does you squad still use a whiteboard to show the schedule/sign up for a shift? Well then try EMS Planner. EMS Planner is an online scheduling service, designed for EMS and Fire squads...

Glucagon Glucagon has a lot of effects on the body. It pretty much has the opposite effect of insulin. Glucagon has both glycogenolysis and gluconeogensis properties. This means that not only will it break down your glycogen stores to create glucose, it will take protein and eventually...

I read about this a long time ago. Interesting. somethine we will never know the answer to.

I am going to have to disagree with a few of the people's responses, respectfully. As a former medic and currently a medical student, this "patient" who got stabbed will need surgery. Contrary to popular belief, a medic will do very little in helping this patient, besides an IV. An EMT-B's...

Littman Cardiology III All you need. It's excessive to buy a stethoscope that is too expensive. If you are a paramedic it becomes more useful to buy a good scope for listening to heart sounds and breath sounds. As an EMT-B I would recommend any stethoscope around $50. If you decide to...

Personally, there is really no time to look at your PDA during a call. If you do have time, then you are probably doing a long transfer. In an emergent call the last thing you want to be touching is your PDA with your bloody gloves. The only program I would recommend is a Epocrates. Its a...

If anyone who is a paramedic, EMT-B, or any healthcare professional looking for advice regarding medical school, give me a holler.

Hello all, I a medical student who was a paramedic beforehand. I am looking forward to continue learning about prehospital medicine.

How biphasic defibrillators work... Hello Hello, Here is an explanation of how biphasic defibrillators work from what I can gather. A quick summary: It's common knowledge, that humans have resistance a defibrillator. In the old days, the only way to bypass this resistance was to increase...

Reasons behind treatment I am going to have to agree with ridryder that CPAP is a treatment of choice. However, I understand many services do not carry CPAP. On another note, I think we should discuss the reasons behind treating CHF. And as always, if anyone has a concern or disagreement...

Depends on you I was an EMT-B in high school, became a paramedic in college, and now I am in medical school. When you should go from one step to the next really depends on you. That being said, you should make a fair assessment of yourself, by first working as an EMT-B before making the...