Recent content by gw812

KED. Needed one during clinical too!

I'd also consider something for dehydration or nerves-the-morning-of-competition-vomit-right-before. Simple, but pack some Gatorade powder or other choice of sports drink mix. Has anyone mentioned athletic tape or elastic bandages yet?

Self-defense tool? Use a 1000ml bag as a sap. -said to triage nurse- "No, I don't know how the patient became soaked and slightly salty..."

JBLearning - great practice questions and weighting. I SWEAR at least 4 on my NREMT were verbatim from the practice tests. Once you consistently get to the 90%s schedule your test. Had some classmates do Puryear and they liked it. We all passed.

Those are noninvasive actions. Lay rescuers are cool there. Dart a chest? NO. Administer a drug (other than help with an epi pen or inhaler already prescribed)? NO. Drop a tube? NO. The applicable laws would be those that govern licensing practitioners.

I would consider it practicing medicine without a license. Unless your are under medical direction you are a LAY RESCUER and work under that scope. Which means CPR, pressure on wounds, hold c spine and call 911. Was drilled into us constantly in school.

Hey, the OP might have overreacted but did right in one way - was unsure so called for more experienced help. That is a positive.

If you palpated back/neck and he didn't go 'ow' and you didn't see deformity/stair stepping you had no reason to suspect a fracture. Trauma center not indicated, unless you wanna rethink the fall height since nobody will give you a clear story, but I dunno if I would have even done that...

To the OP - verbalize EVERYTHING - say it as you do it. Forces you to slow up. Every time you rush you fail. I bombed my dynamic cardio because of it - nervous so I started doing things too fast and missed rhythms.. Second time I recited the sheet. Got it. It helps.

Honor - how far you willing to go outside DFW? Hunt county EMS is pretty busy but you have to drive to Greenville. In Dallas the southern half of the metroplex sees more action than the northern.

Hey, if you start blowing them try this. Wise old medic taught me to poke, get the flash, then WAIT half a second to let the vein relax again. THEN advance the catheter. Makes it easier.

Medic lesson #1 - you will encounter far more opinions than facts. Treat them as such. If you want something worthwhile, if you have a goal, go get it and don't let bull:censored::censored::censored::censored: in any form stand in your way. The only difference between the have's and have-not's...

I'll second the idea that public school has failed. Testing there has nothing to do with actual ability to APPLY concepts, and many programs tie the teacher's hands when they try to implement that idea. Or hold a child accountable for their actions. Or be anything other than a generator of...

Only think EMS'sy I'll wear are the EMT pants I had to get for school. Feckin' comfy. I get no style points, tho, and I'm okay with that. Had to spend the money, anyway, gonna get use out of them!

Forget Facebook, wanna drive my ambulance??? 40 q's and a pass, daaaang...