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Soooo bad.

We have arguably one of the worst dispatchers of all time. Picture this: A 300 lb dispatcher siting in front of his council eating a bowl of chili that's resting on his beer gut. Pushes the mic and mumbles an incomprehensible ten fa. To pretty much any message that gets transmitted...

Hey TampaSteve. Welcome to the forum. I'm originally from the Tampa Bay Area myself. (Tarpon Springs) anyway, you already made a great decision joining the forum. This career path consists of an everlasting pursuit of education, experience, and the occasional call that will terrify you...

Did you meet the requirement or do we need to make a few phony calls to your local dispatcher? :)

First off, congratulations on making a great career choice. This is one that is both humbling, but definitely rewarding. As a rookie, you are making a wise decision on becoming member on this site. You will undoubtedly learn more from the experienced members on this forum, then any initial...

Is it possible to have that much potassium build up to put some on in a V-fib without showing any signs on the EKG? I'm simply asking in regards to education?

You said you took a 12 lead, where there any changes that would indicate hyper kalmia? TCA overdose? You did say the family mentioned she seemed normal the night before, but any mention if she took any medications, including her prescribed Insulin?

Point taken mycrofft, well said.

My dispatch: Rescue 3 to xxxx address for a paraplegic, also.. party can't walk. You can't make this up.

Thank you.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who chimed in. I have a ton of research to do. I am a new paramedic and as Milla stated, I may not have had the best training. (Still a poor excuse) Does anyone have any suggestions/websites that they go to to stay abreast on the National...

Thanks blindside, that was the answer I was looking for. That makes sense.

RI protocols state that Fentanyl is the preferred choice narcotic for chest pain when it's cardiac related. (Other than CHF) So we discussed the benefits of Morphine, especially is CHF,but for CAD pts. is there added benefit to Fentanyl opposed to Morphine?

Thanks for clarifying.

Ok so in other words its not that Fentanyl is contraindicated then, just not preferred because of the mentioned benefits of Morphine.