Recent content by wanderingmedic

Hi everyone. I am looking to relocate back to the Phoenix area, and I'm trying to figure out how much CCT RNs get paid there. Any ideas?

The service I work for uses the Flow-Safe CPAP. Those masks connect to a BVM without an adapter, and I've had pretty good success with it. The Flow-safe masks + some PEEP and high flow O2 can also make a poor-man's BiPAP if you can get the bag squeezing timing down.

When I worked CCT I really preferred Ketamine, or Fentanyl + Versed. One thing to keep in mind is that sedation does not equal pain control. Having a tube down one's throat and receiving PPV causes discomfort. Additionally, the underlying pathology that required intubation may also be causing...

This. Get help, reach out to the authorities before he does. Talk to a lawyer even. But do something.

As pessimistic as I am about government employees, I have found that most state EMS offices are relatively easy to deal with. I hold EMS licenses in 4 states, and I have never had a problem dealing with any EMS offices. Just call like a normal person would, and they answer the phone and tell you...

1) Yes 1a) No 1b) NA My BA is in sociocultural anthropology with a research interest in the cultural perceptions of health and healing. So not really EMS related, but healthcare related? I'm also 3/4 of the way through an MSN program right now.

I strongly encourage EMTs take ACLS for the knowledge, but if I am understanding the OP correctly here; he is talking about becoming an ACLS instructor not just taking the class. Agreed, but someone who knew the instructor was way in over their heads and wanted to be pushy about it could...

I genuinely would not recommend it. I teach ACLS, PALS, BLS and basically every other EMS card course you can think of. To really teach a quality ACLS course, you’ll need more pathophysiology, pharmacology, and skills training and clinical practice than an EMT would have. A medic, RN, or doc who...

Minnesota/Wisconsin

I would be interested to hear about them as well.

This greatly depends on locality. I was able to get an ED job as a new-grad RN with Medic experience. Most of the EDs in my area actually prefer to hire the graduates of the local community college's Medic to RN program, even though they only have their AAS. But, I have heard stories of new grad...

Ummmmmm, I do not now of any FD that will hire without some iteration of the CPAT. Get in shape, and pass the CPAT. It will be good for you, and honestly, the CPAT is not that bad. Not sure about any FD in AZ that would hire you without FF 1 and 2, there are just tons of qualified candidates...

I am a paramedic. I am also a RN. My best advice, don't waste your time and money on paramedic school. Most places don’t pay medics more than 15-20/hr, yet the cost of initial and continuing education is nearly the same as an RN or RT. As a brand new RN in the ED, I made over $30 /hr plus...

I believe this is the article to which he was referring https://www.emsworld.com/article/221334/state-department-arizona

Depends on where you want to work. The greater Phoenix area is pretty much fire based, so unless you just want to be an ambulance driver, I would avoid the Phoenix area.