Recent content by Foxbat

The first code I witnessed was a male in his 40's who had an apparent MI. He was awake and talking when we arrived. In the ER he went into cardiac arrest when the doctor tried to cardiovert him. The ER staff let us (the EMS crew) stand nearby and watch the cardioversion, for my educational...

I considered it, but it's not one agency. I have this problem at various agencies, although to different degrees. The common denominator here seems to be me. California is a head above most states when it comes to VFDs. In most VFD's around the country there's no CPAT and really no entrance...

No. I don't want to be another example of "those who can, do; those who can't, teach". No, I am sober. I kind of feel like getting drunk, but drinking to feel better would be a bad idea... I was never hired. I volunteer. Unfortunately, it's very easy to become one. If you have a clean...

I know I need to get out of EMS. Probably out of fire service also. The reason for it is, I know I am not good at any of these two. I have been doing both for years, and I know my co-workers/co-volunteers don't trust me (in a professional sense, not in a personal). I know I am not confident at...

Wow. How is this even legal?

So... Did you manage to keep the pt. aroused?

The old, gray-haired wizard smiled and looked at the dragon fighter candidate. “Welcome to Stofferkrim, Mr. Dragonslayer. So you moved here from Roamfolk, if I recall correctly?” “Yes, sir. My family and I moved here, so I…” “Perfectly understandable. I looked at your resume, and it is very...

I can see how having an MD on an ambulance can benefit many patients. From a patient standpoint, European system is awesome. However... Whether an intervention is done in the field on in the ER, the medications cost the same, supplies cost the same, and doctor's time costs the same (probably...

Canadians do not approve of this statement. And Japanese. And Singaporeans. And French. And Spanish. And Germans. And Irish. Do you have any data on response times in European vs American cities? Because SSM works so well in EMS. What evidence of their bias do you have, other than...

Speaking of bad color schemes... I have seen pics of fire-based ambulance service where all trucks were colored black with red stripes. I thought the era of hearsebulances was over like 40 years ago.

Don't let anyone MMQB you... Sometimes, no matter how careful you are, it only takes one idiot driver to ruin everything. I wish you a full recovery. I hope you can continue to stay active in the field you love in some capacity or another. Have you thought about a career in fire or EMS...

I am moving to another state for grad school for at least 2 years. I will be volunteering for a fire department there but they do absolutely no EMS. I will not have free time to do any EMS duties in addition to grad school and fire. I am going to miss EMS.

I assume that patient did not survive?