Recent content by Wes

I'd either look for someone who's familiar with consumer law in California or who's familiar with California EMS regulations. Honestly, it'd be hard to say how many hours it would take, because you might be looking at the possibility of litigation....

And, in said letter, be sure to CC whichever government agency regulates EMS education in your jurisdiction.

I take a week away from EMTLife to go to EMS Expo and come back to find this thread. Awesome! I've said more than once that there's nothing wrong with an instructor telling someone that maybe EMS isn't for them. In other words, not everyone gets a trophy.

I could probably write a blog post about Epi-phobia. :unsure:

While I do enjoy educating folks on medical-legal issues, I really try to stay out of these discussions for a couple of reasons. First, laws regarding tort liability (including duty to act and negligence), Good Samaritan statutes, and regulations on EMS practice are INCREDIBLY variable from...

Congrats! And let the learning continue.

Cypress Creek and Harris County Emergency Corps both have active volunteer programs that will get you the 911 experience you need AND give you a "safety net" of being the third crew member and having two other providers to back you up. Either will give you the experience you need -- and quickly.

Bravo, Mr. Martin, bravo.

And now y'all know why some of my posts have been so negative about the state of EMS. I need to remove most of those EMS Facebook groups from my news feed on Facebook.

It's going to depend greatly on your state's EMS laws and regulations. And I'll leave it at that. This thread, at least in my eyes, is getting awfully close to legal advice.

Anyone else coming?

My advice -- lots of patient contacts. I, too, am a volunteer with a primary career outside of EMS. I found places to volunteer where I could get lots of patient contacts. Next, AMLS. To me, AMLS is based heavily on pattern recognition. You'll learn more from AMLS when you have run some...

Assuming your state accepts it, it's an online class. Not perfect, but bearable. The EMS version of online defensive driving. Overall. I'd do it again.

I'd be curious to see waveform capnography and also do some questioning to find out if she's had any new environmental exposures. I've actually had a patient who had a mild reaction to a change in laundry detergent.

Probably so. I realized that after I posted.... :blush: