I am going through this RIGHT NOW. We went to tablet PCs on the rigs and are using firehouse mobile ePCR, and the speed in which it was rolled out didn't work at all for our department and now we are back to paper, and guess who is heading up the Tablet Committee to get these back on our rigs...
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I have just been brought in on the implementation of the Mobile version of Firehouse, Firehouse Mobile ePCR. We are currently running these on tablets and the transition over to this has been a failure to put it honestly.
The main reasons I am...
I cannot say that I have come close yet. However, I haven't experienced a GI bleed yet and from what I hear, those and burns are at the top of most lists.
I am not sure how I will react but I just checked my pockets for my vicks. Whew, it is there.
IF it were me, and this has happened to me before, when witnessing an accident, I DO feel a moral obligation to make sure everyone is ok. At that point I would take c-spine precautions and hold them there until help arrives. At THAT point when the crew comes, THEY make the decision to honor the...
Furthermore, it will be that ONE TIME that you don't follow standards of care because it was thought that it is the same ol' routine, that will get you in the hot seat. Same assessment every time.
That's unfortunate in your case, because where I am, I can stop by anytime or even fill out a request to get the information on the condition of the patient and outcome. Paper-cut to pre-mature delivery it hasn't failed. Perhaps you should be blaming your relationship with the hospital and your...
As another note, my station we box out where the tires should be when the rig is parked perfectly. Another thing to do is when the rig is parked before you take it out, notice what is on the wall to the drivers side. I align the rig's drivers mirror with an electrical outlet and then I know I am...