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Without being there and seeing I have no way of knowing. The hip fractures thus far have so far resulting in feet turnung and limb elongation. Applying the traction splint on my pts with the upper femur fracture has provided much relief.

It has a shortened limb. Most hip fractures are actually an upper femur. With the shortened limb this sounds like an actual femur.

If you feel the need to backboard the patient to avoid moving and jostling , then yes, but I would prefer not to if possible. This is where the traction splint is appropriate and I would use that.

Not true. Nremt now follows aha guidelines for titration. Be careful

Muscle cramps, dehydration, dizziness, headaches. Abrasions etc. Have plenty of water, cold packs, band aids, saline rinse, , gauze , sunblock , coban and if you can get permission from medical director, Advil .

For testing purposes. If you have extra hands. As someone to stabilize manually while you extract. If you don't... don't. Emergency moves are just that. Emergencies. Life over limb

We had 15 pt contacts. 10 medical, 5 trauma. Believe it or not, in a very busy er. It took me 3 shifts. I was there to learn, not jump pt to pt.

Many argue about basics doing 12 leads as they can not read them. I have picked up on some things but I feel the best benefit is sending it ahead to be read. The ed can get a read on them before we get there.

It can be tricky. Many go in confident to find a holy crap moment. Now you know what to expect. You can do it!

I have yet to give o2 for a cardiac call since their o2 has always been satisfactory for me. I always give ASA for suspected cardiac but that is protocol. Of course I can also run a strip and give nitro too. Only chest pain I have needed o2 for as of yet is after auscutating crackles. Pts...

The opa also works splendidly as a tongue blade when you are inserting a king . Since you usually put an opa in first you can use the opa to pull the tongue into the right position as you insert the king.

I was done at 70 also. I passed but another guy that took the test failed at 70. Don't go by that.

I finished my class with a 96. My final with a 94 but I still found the test to be hard. Remember it is adaptive. It is going to be hard for you because the computer is going to make it hard.

In Iowa you have to have your associates in paramedicine to bridge to RN. To bridge from rn to paramedic is much easier

Personally, I'd be thrilled with these vitals. I'd want to check the pupils etc. But the vitals look great. However. Start trending. If they start to look funny, then you know there is a problem. Don't forget she had time to calm down. As for helmet removal. I do it. Removing a helmet...

With the shooters location being unknown Im not sure id leave my rig until PD got there If I didn't see anyone, scoop and run

Mine was 9 months. However this y had made into a college full course class. So I got a lot of credits, etc etc and it was over 2 semesters. What was nice about that is we would have a 4 hour evening of lecture on a Monday. Thursday we would do 4 hours of skills. Monday lecture, Thursday we may...

Pros : be done fast. Cons: overwhelming amount of information in a small timeframe Gathering knowledge on the surface, to pass the test but unable to digest it all due to intensity of program. Stress

For a typical layperson, if it makes you feel uncomfortable like you said, throw the HIPAA word around. I don't talk about my calls. Even in non detail. I just tell them I can't.

Bleeding is a very good indicator. Someone with prenatal care will know about one... can you guess? ;)