Recent content by Lin57EMT

Thank you for your post, reaper. I can see you feel strongly about your ability to make judgement calls.

I didn't consider it a tirade. I simply backed up my response with my supporting statements. It seemed reasonable at the time. Had I simply said "yes", I suspect the response to that would have brought us to this point anyway. Sigh. It is hard to be new on these types of lists - one...

Reaper said: I understand that you have to follow your protocols. I think he was asking if "you" agree with it. I think I answered that rather directly, Reaper. I said: "Since you asked, as a matter of fact, I do agree with that protocol." Reaper: Don't believe that you...

Here comes the proverbial can of worms.... Since you asked, as a matter of fact, I do agree with that protocol. If a patient is or may soon be suffering from lack of O2, poor perfusion, pain, nausea, etc..., giving high-flow at 12-15 LPM is what all the experts (read doctors, nurses and EMS...

Bossy is correct here. Since the "look test" didn't indicate any life-threatening injuries, permission to treat should have been sought. This would include questioning bystanders or the patient for the whereabouts of a parent - a phone call would have been in order if a parent weren't present...

This reminds me of last night... My sister, myself and two others were teaching airway station segments to an EMT-B class. At the end of the class, we were comparing notes and everyone had the same comment - good students, listened well, did good jobs on their station skills, with one...

Everett, While nobody is TRYING to gang up on you, they ARE responding with a healthy bit of huff that is deserved. They have done the time, worked hard in class, studied, worried, studied more, second-guessed themselves, been proven wrong, done stupid things, studied even harder, been...

Affordable...yes, sort of. The website lists the basic model for $85. Shipping, however, is an additional $40, which is just wrong. That brings it to $125 and now I would have to REALLY like it to put in an order. I already get good pulses and breath sounds with my Littmann, so I won't be...

We're hearing a lot of good stuff lately regarding the RenLor stethoscope. They're being given as incentive gifts or time-in-service gifts locally, and people are raving about how much better they are than Littmann. Anybody here use one? If so, what are your thoughts?

Linda here. I see you already know my friend Louie. Louie Lama. It's a household name.

Well you've got me on THAT one! While the end result is that the patient looks like he's wearing a pair of pants, you are correct that he doesn't magically slip his feet into the leg-holes and pull them up around his waist. Whew - good catch. Annnnywhooo...the patient I was speaking...

Christmas mystery

Unstable pelvic fracture In our region in NY the MAST pants are still protocol, unless contraindicated. A couple of years ago we had a woman who was standing upright in a roadside ditch, pinned by a fully loaded dumptruck that had lost it's brakes and came back down the hill, into the ditch...

BPs After reading all the posts, I think there may be two scenarios that are the crux of the differing answers. In prehospital ambulance situations, assessing ABCs (where a pulse is only palpated, not counted) is enough to get you to the next step, which is your transport decision. Stay...