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You're right about that, Shock Trauma is a PARC- Primary Adult Resource Center. I believe their minimum age (technically they can accept any patient; it's the consulting physicians discretion when you consult anyway) is 15...correct me if i'm wrong fellow MDers... Now at Hopkins, a Level 1...

Yes, in the pediatric ED when they are removing the patient from the damaged car seat to a board till c-spine is cleared.

That's the problem I typically have with it; i find it easier to untangle wires w/o electrodes. LOL of course, they address everything! -- My next question for those that don't preattach their leads... Do you place the electrode on the patient's skin first or on the lead?

In recent threads about lead wires, etc, got me to thinking. As a paramedic student & EMT, i have seen many different agency setups...My question is, do you pre-attach your electrodes to your leads? I have seen both. I have heard anecdotes about reduced efficacy/stickyness if you pre-attach...

after they're fully immobilized, transport the patient standing upside down until their pressure comes back up

I don't know; it depends what part of town you're in...some people might come closer to partay to the siren...

Thanks, has anything similar ever happened to anyone before? With my last littmann (cheaper one), the ear buds frequently came off (even when i replaced them w/ new ones)......nothing is more painful then a metal earpiece... But in all seriousness, it's a pain when you pull it out to...

oy, i can see it now... Some one is going to see a MVA on the side of the road, text 911 and end up rear-ending the person in front of them...[domino effect = many car pileup] :wacko: Or potential 'abuse' of the system. Texting when calling is (physically for the caller) more...

ya, once it wasn't a problem... five, six times, then i get annoyed :rolleyes:

Good idea, perhaps it's defective? only a few months old...

So I'm having a problem w/ my Littmann Master Classic II. If i place it in a bag, pocket, etc, the cover over the diaphragm and protective rim comes off frequently. Does anyone have a solution/recommendation? I hate pulling it out and it fell off (especially for fear of losing it on a call...

am i wrong? Public safety yes; civilians, maybe. I'm sure they all had good intentions, but ideally, they should've cleared the scene (as it seemed from the original video there was an evacuation due to weather (correct me if I'm wrong)... Once the LEO's got there, they took crowed control...

it varies... having never done it i will say anecdotally... Well, the fine state of Maryland does permit the administration of oral glucose for the unknown [etiology] unconscious/AMS pt (BLS level), applying between the gum and teeth. At the NR level...no. Oral glucose is contraindicated...

For those that didn't listen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHjWv7B4PAs&feature=player_embedded#at=195 Sounded like it was handed very well from a management perspective. Glad to see some people take their MCI/Triage training seriously.

Though like i said in my previous post, I wouldn't advocate it for the state test, but how would it be considered a Significant Action (not "instant fail" in MD), provided the student maintains inline stabilization without compromising c-spine...no where on the testing sheet does it say the...

If if wasn't a state test, i'd say use your knees/thighs if you're going to be down for a while, plus you can maintain the airway (to some degree) edit: just don't get too close, for sexual assault purposes..

oh no, it wasn't you...

+1. Didn't think about that!

Here's a few previous threads on the topic: If the search feature actually worked, you would have stumbled across these: http://www.emtlife.com/showthread.php?t=18089 http://www.emtlife.com/showthread.php?t=24484 http://www.emtlife.com/showthread.php?t=14768

Has anyone heard of this? Have it in place? http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/08/11/text.911.mashable/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Are people going to start texting instead of calling 911? Don't get me wrong, it has it's place, but is the dispatcher going to text back CPR instructions? :cool...