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Pt: I... can't... breathe!!!!!!! Me: You see this!? (pointing to SPO2 %100) It tends to disagree with your "breathing" theory! Now slow your breathing down before you pass out again. (hands out SL ativan)

Dementia pt with noteable bruising after a GLF in the shower. Without the help of sedation at a BLS level try everything you can to calm him down and understand as much as possible about why he needs to be seen in hospital. Who has the power of attorney to make medical decisions for him? If you...

For several weeks stories of an old station captain that hung himself in the hose tower were spread throughout the members of our hall... mainly to one individual who is a bit jumpy (but we love her anyways ) his ghost was said to remain in the hall and mysterious events allegedly had been...

Said by my boarded intoxicated driver pt: "Of course I was wearing my seatbelt. What do you think, I'm an idiot?" Me: "No, I dont think you're an idiot. I mean, you want to be as safe as possible while driving drunk!"

Like everyone else has said, as long as you clean up the weights and respect anyone else who is in at the time working out you should be fine.

I already fixed my post about the Adenosine, haha I'm really not retarded just a symple typo at 3am during a loooong shift hahaha.

Our protocol for bradycardia is Atropine 1.0Mg IV q 3-5 mins to max of 3.0Mg or 0.04Mg/Kg. Our Asystole/PEA protocol is the same.

ahhhhh the ackward silences!.....Those are the moments I live for! :P

Congrats and good luck!

I agree... unfortunately no matter how good a background check is it wont catch the ones whos brains havent popped yet. I think more EMS services need to start using psychiatric evaluations of candidates like most of the police and fire services use. Even a psychiatric evaluation is not going...

SORRY EVERYONE!!... thats slightly embarassing... DEFINATELY MEANT ATROPINE!!! Gave him 1.0 Mg IV, it brought his rate back up to about 56 Bpm for about 2 minutes then dropped back down to around 30... unfortunately pacing wasnt an option due to the fact that we couldnt get our pacing pads to...

hmmm... theres alot of them but this one sticks out right now for some reason. pt states "My finger hurts" ...how long has this been happening? "my whole life but i cant deal with it anymore, its time to go to the hospital!" pt is 66 years old..... yupp, i love crackheads downtown!

Recently responded to a call where bystanders state a 50 y/o was playing hockey and had a seizure on the ice, pt came to and skated to the bench under their own power at which point EMS was contacted, due to our dispatch system (the card model that some fo you may know...) the call came in as a...

"The Alberta College of Paramedics and Emergency Medical Service practitioners across Alberta are mourning the loss of our brother Michael "Kodiak" Jolin, EMT. Michael died in the line of duty on Sunday, March 11, in an accident during an oilfield operation west of Fox Creek, Alberta. As a close...

I'm certified in High Angle rescue here in Alberta. Never have put it to any use though, could be that we dont have too many mountains within city limits, haha.