Recent content by RoadRat

My short-term goals include acquiring my critical care, adding on wilderness certs (I realize there are many assorted to choose from,) then to begin volunteering at a travel company which serves austere environments. During this time which I volunteer, I plan to continue as a 911 medic to build...

Amen to that. I was around Memphis Fire the most. Those guys hate EMS. For every one passionate provider, there were 15 forced medics who hated every aspect of medicine. Maybe I'll take the course for fun. I need the know people who challenge themselves rather than stagnate in their own salt.

Check. Thanks for your help! Damn, what a disappointment it would have been to take that 4-day course - utterly blind to the actual reality of which education I should have sought - and find I still didn't know ****!

Bingo. Excellent. So, apparently the typical route is to take the college-based course, then the exam prep course, then test - is that right?

So I've obviously found the wrong course... where the heck are the real courses? Even the Pittman Course is a 2-dayer. There's something I'm not understanding here...

It was just a passing thought, following the same path that ERs take by hiring medics to assist the RNs.

The whole point is for it to be a resume builder. Sort of a "get the letters, learn later" path. In the event I get hired at a critical care transport company, I'm firm on well-informing the employer of my rapid progression through the certs and the need for more than only several third-rider...

That concerns me. I re-read the description of the course and it does not mention the class being for review or recertification. It can be used for recert, but it is not the purpose of it. Evidently this training prepares students for the CCP test. No mention of clinical hours, only lecture...

I've chosen to attend a 4-day critical care training course and then test for CCP. I'm doing this early in my EMS career because I'm still young, single, with no kids. I want to take advantage of my time while I still can. I've been a medic in a moderate-volume 911 area for one year. Before...

You are correct in all aspects of what you have written, except for one large and overhanging concept: you assume my company's management system and structure is effective with dealing with employee complaints. I am unable to explain the faults in the management system, and am only able to relay...

Pt's down time was approx 20minutes to first CPR, 30minutes to ROSC. I'll post the protocol next workday. We sadly don't have an app for them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I recognize medics make mistakes. And I welcome an experienced EMT partner's input. I also try to monitor my interactions with my EMTs. I realize my ego is not their problem, and they are not responsible for tip-toeing around it. I don't expect them to. Whenever I feel an exaggerated...

I'm an inexperienced medic with only 4 months rural experience under my belt, so I'm not wise enough to argue against this particular protocol especially on-scene in the midst of treating an arrest. Since my firemedics argued over it, I figured consulting protocol would resolve the argument...

I'm unable to edit my original post for an unknown reason. I continue to attempt to edit it, but for now I'll try to do it here: The arrest pt was found to be in PEA of normal sinus rhythm. We administered 2 rounds of epinephrine. Once we achieved ROSC, his rate increased to 112. By the time...

What is the physiologic reasoning behind amiodarone post-ROSC? On the scene of a recent full-arrest, two of my firemedics were caught in a disagreement of the drug's use. One argued amiodarone is only to be used post-ROSC on pts who were previously in v-fib or v-tach. The other firemedic...