Recent content by socalmedic

Give it time, Harvey will either retire or cross the rainbow bridge. then AMR will offer his family more money than they can refuse, then American ambulance, then Norcal ambulance and they will have the entire western US on lockdown, just wait and see.

Actually Falck reports 35,000 employees in 46 nations, which includes emergency medical, fire, tow, safety education... basically they do everything public safety. Envision (AMRs parent company) reports 35,000 employees in 1 nation. Rural metro has 8,000 employees in 1 nation. So Falck is...

when the primary lights are on (red button pushed up) low intensity will dim the white halogen strobes, I usually use this at night because our street names are reflective and i cant read them at full power, the strobe defeat will kill the front white and red halogen strobes.

I am going to steal this, with your permission of-course.

most likely the GVWR is down-rated (California has a 26,000lb limit) to make it Class C (non-commercial) and the freightliners do have a hydraulic brake option. we did this at my Search and Rescue unit to two similar freightliners to keep them class c.

if you guys want to be part of a truly over the top active shooter training event you should check out Urban Shield http://www.urbanshield.org/ . its in the bay area every year and my agency has gone for the past few years. even if your agency doesn't participate they need volunteers for both...

simmer down everyone. Natividad is a brand new trauma center so the protocols probably have not been updated lately. San Bineto is a long thin county that borders 5 other counties, has no major highways, and is relatively rural. most trauma patients will be flown out because the drive time to...

would you be willing to share the grady protocols? I was just looking into them and would like to see just how progressive they are but they done seem to have their protocols posted.

I am not sure if you are calling the paramedic himself a tool or that his assessment is a tool.... I do not check a BGL and ECG on every patient, there is no reason to be wasting the test strips and stickers if there is no indication.

Thats fairly common, the medic is assigned a base hospital to contact based on their station location. The base hospital will (should) call the destination ER to inform them of your arrival. there are also catchment areas where you contact a particular base depending on your physical location...

I must make a public apology and redact my prior statement. It seems that policy 808 has changed it appears in 2013, that there is now a list of patient complaints (albeit, most complaints) which require base contact. there are also Standing Field Treatment Protocols (SFTP), however LAcoFD is...

first question, if they never made base contact they are operating outside their scope of practice and cannot release to a lesser medical authority. second question, kind of that's why I said its a state of gray area limbo, yes you are the person with the patient but the MICN is still...

Technically they aren't transferring care to you, technically when they made base contact the base station MICN (radio nurse) accepted the patient until they arrive at the destination hospital. If they send you BLS the paramedic is no longer responsible because the MICN in on the hook, its kind...

first, they are usually free when your company buys the strips. I know my operation doesnt even buy the little batteries for the, when the battery dies we just grab a new glucometer off the shelf. I go through a few glucometers per year. Second, CVS will give you one for free if you ask. but as...

Much of this also has to do with Sovereign Immunity, municipalities cannot be held liable in civil court for negligence so there is no motivation for the county to ensure their paramedics are competent. however the private companies do not have this protection and can be sued for lots of money...