Recent content by DesertMedic66

0.5 seconds before the screen breaks and renders the touch function unusable. I’ve also heard it doesn’t come with a printer so it’s an add on feature that costs extra. I’ll gladly stick with my Zoll X

Because twisting the top off of Racemic Epi brings back thoughts of childhood

Several years ago we switched to the AP placement for the defibrillation pads so that is our go to. If we have done multiple defibrillations with success in converting then we will do a vector change and place another set of pads in the “traditional” location and attempt further defibrillations...

Are you unable to renew your NC license on your own? If given the option I would 100% never let my company do the entire recert process for me

But there is no agency affiliation. It’s just a company saying “if you get this then we may hire you”. That doesn’t qualify as agency affiliation.

In 13 years in EMS I have maybe had a 10 ejections however I have no clue what part of the car they were elected from. Out of those maybe 10 I had 1 who just got a broken leg. The majority were dead on our arrival.

There are many different factors that have to be considered. No one is able to give you exact numbers or even estimate percentages. You could have the same exact motor vehicle collision and have 2 vastly different patient outcomes. I’ve had ejections were 1 person lived and 1 died. I’ve also had...

There is usually no reason to worry. States will randomly select providers and audit their CE hours to make sure people stay honest. I have been audited once by the state with no issues for my state paramedic license. FP-C is audited on every recert with every provider.

That’s after they get off the surfboard

Exactly. It’s also not super expensive. It’s $46/hr for in state tuition where I am. So for a little bit of time, effort, and the whopping amount of $1000 you can have your associates.

Being “ill for the whole day” doesn’t really mean much. People all the time are “ill for a whole day” and don’t seek out medical attention. There was very recently a passenger on a commercial flight who had esophageal varices that ruptured during the flight which caused blood to come out of...

Yep. It is a huge part of why I decided to continue on my education and get my BS. The only downside is that it is a lifetime total of $16k. A lot of the hospitals around here offer $5k per year with no lifetime max.

Just in my own personal experience: with no degree I am a subject matter expert or professional expert with a local community college and my hourly pay for that job is $30/hr. However, now that I have my AS I qualify for and am applying for an Adjunct Faculty position at that same college and...

IMO, not really. Especially when bird migration has been a little heavy in the region during that time frame. In my neck of the woods we pretty much fly a minimum of 1,000 AGL day or night for company policy. In areas with moderate to high bird activity we fly at 3,000 AGL

NTSB prelim report was published. Around 500 feet AGL during return flight home. Multiple geese carcasses found at crash site including one wedged in the flight control servos.