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Side question... I take pharm. next semester so perhaps it'll come up then; but with what little info I know about RSI (Sedation & Paralysis) why is that an absolute contraindication?

Obviously this isn't something we'd be do in the field (speaking broadly, that is (I'm sure there are some system that allows it)), but thought I'd ask anyway since we do have some bright & experienced people around.. Is there a "window of time" for sutures? Scenario: (we'll say this is a...

When Steven Jobs did one of his iPhone revealing thing (i think the 3G) he mentioned the medical potentials of the iPhone, including eventually a GLUCOMETER So it can now do BP, HR & Rhythm, [future] glucose...

No need when dispatch sends everyone! ...when the second unit shows up (ALS, obviously) and says "We'll take it from here"

my vice is soda......Ginger Ale or Dr. Pepper. They're like drugs to me! I'd love to hear some solutions lol

Wtf md?! they're way too big (the new ones)....I've heard they'll have to renovate Shock-Trauma's helipads, among others just to accompany them!

It's not entirely medical, but pretty interesting! Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

rofl. Maybe she's one of us? (Jewish..that is) jk!! :rolleyes:

I could be wrong but... I'm pretty sure all paramedic programs by 2012 must be CoAEMSP accredited (or so our instructors tell us) to qualify for national reg.

question what's your technique(s) for using the venous blood from the cath. or tubing or what? i've never actually seen it done but hear about it frequently... (and it is kinda the purpose of this thread) thanks

...was taught to use the bell of the stethoscope to "attempt" to auscultate fetal heart tones

My medical apps Epocrates*, Medscape*, InstantECG, HazRef 2008, WebMD, Eponyms, MedicalCalc, MedAbbr, NEJM App, MedPage, iRadiology, Radiology 2.0 *darn good apps too!

Are regular glucometers calibrated to read venous blood? (For those who draw it from the IV chamber? Obviously there wouldn't/shouldn't be a huge difference or anything, just curious)

Perform pericardiocentesis Perform escharotomy Perform episiotomy Sounds pretty basic to me :P

not trying to be hostile, but... Does the inverse not apply? I want to be a paramedic w/ a bachelors Degree... Does JHU offer that? ...i didn't think so. I don't know anything about UMBC's history department, so I cannot speak to it. Each school has its pros/cons, course offerings, degree...

yuck...why would you want anything that naysayer publishes? (Blesdoe..that is) <_<

Oh trust me; they do. There are a few derogatory ones that I neglected to include..

Blood is blue before it's exposed to oxygen ^_^

You just like Hopkins cause of the name & reputation. It's like "Harvard Med School" - compared to many others, they're not the best, it just has a fancy gentile name to go with it :rolleyes: So what if we're the Universty of Maryland's B*stard Child (UMBC), or "U Made a Bad Choice? Every...

yup...just don't drop the ball down their throat!