Recent content by TatuICU

Can I ask why PA for some of you guys? Why not just go on to med school? Is it the price? Time?

Eh, it's always good for morale to recognize someone who went above and beyond. Driving safely? No. Doing a good job at facilitating good door to 'plasty times? Employee nominated recognition? Pulling 10 puppies/babies/Swedish bikini team out of that burning car? Yes

Im also curious as to what percentage of calls you think benefit from a code 3 response in general

You want me to explain the logic behind why its dangerous to have some goober in his personal vehicle putting lights on it and putting th public at risk by disobeying traffic laws? Serious? Well never mind, i guess everyone with a basic license and a Honda accord should light em up and head to...

Yeah, that has been an issue here as well. Leave the lights at home and obey traffic laws if in your POV.

In MY experience the answer would be yes. Typically volunteer services HERE only exist in areas with ridiculously low call volumes (5-10 a month maybe?) and if you figure a typical EMT-B/I/P (mostly EMT-Bs) only responds to 75% of those calls........ Now, on the other hand we've had some...

I appreciate them. Some I've run into are a little overbearing/Ricky Rescuish, but so are a lot of paid people I've worked with. Again, appreciate them responding and so should the people they're responding to. I think the biggest thing people complain about is their inexperience and their "I...

HAd a nurse in a unit one time decide to mentally check a pt's pulse for some time after he had been complaining of SOB, feeling of impending doom, etc s/p craniotomy. Screen said sinus at 82 and then he went from that to asystole. She printed all the EKG paper off to show us all how she did...

For people actually in the field? Pros- none Cons- they suck. Seriously I used to could bang out those trifold run sheets in like 5 minutes. Now we have 1000 boxes to check on that idiotic EMR, most of which are not relevant but in all of the most dire of circumstances all because they...

Lol, I've been a nurse for awhile now and I wouldn't consider myself overly friendly or helpful

Sucks bud. i will say though that if you're looking for solace in nursing, you're most definitely looking in the wrong place. You think medics eat their young?

Awesome! keep them coming!

How is that? Are people not checking pulses while pacing or just not being taught about refractory periods