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Though you never messaged me, here are your protocols. From that document, here is the refusal process: REFUSALS The narrative should include: The patient’s reason for refusal Evidence of decision making capability Patient alert and oriented x 4 (Person, Place, Time and Event) Patient...

The question has been answered multiple times. Thread closed.

While a patient’s negative response to general questions about other pains or concerns provides some reassurance, it does not replace the need for a more detailed assessment. To ethically and accurately document that other systems have “no abnormalities,” you should perform specific inquiries...

I didn't realize that shortages were so common. Do systems with larger budgets hoard supplies to get through the shortages, or is it just a matter of calling multiple suppliers?

I got an email last week that Baxter International, the leading supplier of IV fluids to hospitals, had to close it's facility in North Carolina due to the hurricane with no estimated date of reopening. They appear to supply 60% of the nation's IV fluid bags. My local EMS agency sent out an...

At this point you have to be trolling us. Please stop. Follow your protocols. You have protocols. If you seriously don't have your protocols, please message me and I'd be happy to send you digital copy. We were required to keep a copy with us at all times while working. Your protocols...

ABCs, vital signs, and focused history based on their complaint. We suggested patients go to their primary care provider and urgent care all the time. We just followed our protocols for refusal of care. Some examples: small lacerations, colds, insect bites, splinters, anxiety attacks, etc...

As @NomadicMedic said, Canva is your best bet.

I disagree. I don’t remember my program ever using the book in class for explicit instruction, but they had us using it extensively to help organize information, review information, and front-load information. Conversely, I had an online undergraduate level science class that was solely based...

Those Saudi Red Crescent Authority posts 15 or so years ago were wild.

Chat is back!

Good catch! Will upgrade and reinstall chat. The font does look different. Will have to investigate that one.

That's a new feature! I just tried removing it, but it's still there, so I featured this thread.

The forum style was updated to the latest version. There shouldn't be any significant changes. Extra points to anyone that notices the small changes. Please let me know if you notice anything not working as intended.

Congrats! As someone who is also looking to get back into EMS later in life, please keep us updated!

It looks like they follow the NREMT policy.

Hey! The NREMT provides guidance on lapsed licenses. Do 60 credits of continuing education and then pass the the National Registry Paramedic Certification test and skills verification. I wouldn't leave a high paying job for EMS, why not work PRN? It seems like most services are desperate for...

I disagree. Initiatives like medicare for all, federal funding and grants, and strengthening disaster response can be influenced by the President's policies. From memory, I think part of Biden's positive legacy on EMS would include his work to make naloxone and epi pens more...

Huh? Just trying to do my civic duty by knowing the candidates’ platforms so I can make informed decisions in a few months. I’d say that no one votes for a candidate based on a single criteria, but my state had a legendary Commissioner of Labor largely as a result of her catchy name and...

I wouldn't be able to let it go. What's the rationale?