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The state of Iowa now has us filling out lights and sirens forms every time we use them. The state believes running hot is a danger to other drivers, not just us. We fill it out with name, dispatch complaint. Our impression of patient and why they were used. Plus a copy of the run...

This was an EMT b practical. I promise you. They wanted the epi

I do not include in the narrative anything already covered unless it caused a complication etc.

You don't give asthmatics or pneumonia pts epi and both of them can have wheezes. Trouble breathing, known allergen, hives.. . Epi There was a reason for this scenereo and that was to administer epi.

In Iowa we can run just lights. We do many transfers to south Dakota and if it is an emergent transport and we have to flip on lights, by law we have to run sirens too

Tomorrow? Don't study. Go to bed. Sleep well

Volunteer at park n rec ball games etc. Just make sure you are working under a medical director and are insured either by a squad "at least or yourself

We are als conditional. Meaning we have both. Most of the time we run with on call bls crew, but our medics have a hand held radio on them and will respond if the dispatch complaint sounds like they are needed or we request them.

Iowa here, bls and we have epi pens on our truck

If its not life threatening and a 20 min transport? I'll get my vitals and an assessment on scene and another set before calling in about 5 to 10 min out. If the patient is in really bad shape, I do what I have to ABCS on scene, and the rest in the back. I will get bp before taking off to get...

I had no formal medical background either. All I had was children. One with a history of childhood seizures and a preemie that came home on O2. Just pay attention in class and at clinical. You don't have to stop at the minimum clinical requirements. I did extra for experience at a place that...

Personally, I wear gloves to every call, on every patient until I see there is no body fluids present. You can be dispatched to a syncope patient where it isn't mentioned they have a head wound or GI bleed. Etc. On long transfers with no fluids present I don't want the patient to feel they...

No, I doubt you failed. If you get all the skills done in the correct time it is a pass. If he actually said the pt wasn't tolerating it, he was allowed to give you that pointer. You then changing courses to the correct action is a check mark for the right treatment. If it was a critical fail...

How far out are you? If you can't get als intercept and have a ways to go, I'd consider helo

Brady, among all the other books are a little outdated. No more elevation. Also, my test had o2 titration

Wow, if you have most of it under your belt, why not go online? You will have to do skills in person, usually its a few Saturdays at a local training center. 4,000 is a lot to lose. Can you repeat the skills part? Or take an EMT refresher?

We used the Brady book and had the workbook. I never opened the work book

Not like yours, but my daughter has been living with an illness over the last several months. She went into shock in March and was taken by ambulance to another hospital for more skilled care. I think I identify with parents more, and she with patients. She is also on our squad as a student and...

If someone is bleeding enough you may get it on you, you should wear a gown.

Lol I don't think he meant R rated, but people do rub their eyes and noses. Eyes are a big route of exposure