Recent content by medic741

If I help it's "I'm trained in first aid can I help?" NEVER "I'm a paramedic, can i help you?" If off duty. Witness a crash with a pt? So much depends on that question...

Adrenaline junkie. Was a natural progression.

My paramedic instructor mentioned this, one of the many things that I have no idea how she knows without having an MD... her lectures would go along the lines of "if the atmospheric pressure of Oxygen is 20.95%..." anyhow after some digging here's an article I came up with "Medications such...

My understanding is that ASA is safe to give with pt's on blood thinners as a one time administration. What I've read (correct me if I'm wrong) is that the ASA causes the Cuomadin (or other blood thinner) to become unbound and cause massive decrease in your pt's coagulability. Pt's on blood...

Just do it. We have Selective Spinal Immobilization protocols in the region I work in, but don't know a provider that 'clears' spines. It's not worth my card, my liability, or my job.

Great. Thank you!

Wanted to hear from the community on favorite books for further study. Especially interested in reading/learning more on cardiology. Any recommendations?

Packaging on collars req physician direction. To order them you need a doc to sign off. At least that's how our ordering works

No. WEMT is a certification that is not state recognized and comes from WMI or SOLO like the WFR. EMT comes from the state or NR. They are totally different certifications from different governing bodies. Don't get the point of your question/statement as it really doesn't answer the OPs question...

Despite having college A/P, sciences found the quality of my paramedic program to be excellent and at par for what we need to know. More knowledge is always better but would not recommend going to ALS school right after graduating from EMT class straight out of high school... and it says you're...

Interesting... Just stumbled on this, interesting read. Evidently the claims made by this product were not substantiated... http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm256752.htm

You NEED a medical director to carry/use ALS gear. Otherwise you will be practicing medicine without a license. In NY the issuer of protocol must be a practicing EM physician, don't know about VT. Cervical collars req medical direction btw. Perhaps consider a suction unit (a bit excessive but...

If you're living in a rural area find a HIGH VOLUME agency. Get as much EMS experience as you can. Paramedic school will teach you the A/P and sciences you need to know. Taking those classes won't hurt but get as much EMT experience as you can. Start with an explorer post if you can't become...

Wmi Hey, I did the week long WMI WFR to upgrade my EMT to WEMT. Really enjoyed the program. NOLS/WMI has a great leadership curriculum. I think they did a great job. If you have any questions about WMI feel free to PM me -matt

Ripping/tearing abd/back pain not a bad idea to do this.