Recent content by NBfire841

I always back in. I find it easier to get into and out of parking spots, and it is also easier to back into driveways and pull out forward than vise versa, because people will try to sneak behind you while backing out onto the road. Our truck always faces the exit on scene. Easier to drive...

hmm, I see your point. I try to learn something on every call, even IFTs. I definitely learned from this call.

ooooooh lol. Yes, yes. He is quite an altered individual.

Indeed. It is almost humorous that the medic was so lazy he wouldn't even have me check it again. Almost.

Did you read the OP? Sugar was checked, but it was unanimously agreed upon (after the fact) that the reading was false for whatever reason. It should definitely have been re-checked, but I wasn't running the show.

I won't argue, I believe you. However, the "no wonder" comment was unnecessary. I was taught that by a medic. I will not continue that practice, but how far off is it? Just curious. Learning things like this is why I joined this forum.

The comments suggest that this is only the case if the finger is still wet with alcohol. I prefer to take some blood from the line right before the medic puts a lock on it anyway. 1 less hole in the pt, less garbage to pick up, less restocking too!

I almost fell out of my chair when I read this lol

what scares me the most is that there is a very real possibility that the pt suffered at least some loss of brain cells, and that i wasnt yet sure enough of myself to speak up. I guess I should be glad the wife didn't know any better

I was unaware of that. I've never had an issue with that same glucometer before or after that call, both taking blood from the line and via lancet. I'm thinking that the guy started to eat/drink something (OJ, cookie, etc.) before he went unresponsive, so he had a sugary substance on his...

Agreed. Love the avatar pic, btw

I'm not sure if you are trying to be inflammatory, but no matter. I was not offended and merely poking fun at your choice of words.

Ambulance Driver? Around here, we take offense to that term! lol but seriously, EMTs around here tend to get right up on a car or intersection before they turn on their siren... its like they think they are cops or something!!! lol. Not me, I'm not getting sued because the siren wasn't on...

I don't know about the EMT, but the Medic used to work for a company that did almost no 911 calls, mostly inter-facility transports. That's no excuse though, he had to pass the national registry just like every other Medic. He's the type that will send questionable things BLS, and at least...

I don't know how/why the call went as it did. There is almost zero accountability at that service, unless the director decides he doesn't like you, normally for things that happen outside of your actual patient care duties. I know several other EMTs and Medics that used to work there and they...