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Can we just let the new sparky people be sparky for a few more minutes? Try to refrain yourselves from sharpening your claws here and going full on "eat your young" mode. I'm sensing a feeding frenzy in the making.

Didn't you get ROSC on that patient too? How dare you give a pulseless patient a perfusing rhythm rather than just a taxi ride to the actual medical professionals?

I somehow missed the earlier conversation about Cardizem. I honestly don't know how I functioned without it. Most places I saw in Colorado didn't carry it (with a few exceptions), and now I use it all the freaking time. Are places without it just not treating a-fib RVR, or are they using...

Yeah, I don't mind the occasional your doing float. Keeps me on my toes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We just finished 4 days of rescue task force training with several municipal police departments and fire departments. I'm really encouraged that we're finally getting the wheels moving on this locally. There's still a lot of ground to be covered before we get complete buy-in from state police...

Yep. That'll happen when your blood sugar is higher than that of maple syrup for a few decades. I ain't never heard of a podiatrist!

Yup. Seems to be a cross section of the industry in general, with perhaps some self selection based on the fact that everyone here at least cared enough to type in a Google search and register for the site at one point. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Working a PR event this morning for a community safety day. I find my free pens, CPR lessons, and Jr. Paramedic stickers are being a little upstaged by the state police helicopter and EOD truck. Hey kids, that helicopter isn't that cool. Let me show you how a 12 lead EKG works for some real...

At least that means retirement is soon. "Thanks for your service buddy. Let me show you where the pasture is." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm having a bit of trouble grasping what exactly you're asking or what happened here. Simple answer, from what I think I understood: If your boss asks you a question about availability of crews, honesty is probably called for. If someone scheduled a "three man crew" to staff one truck instead...

I'd rather those "violent crowd" scenarios be handled as the situation merits on an individual basis, but I understand the thinking. I'm grateful I don't work in that kind of area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man. All we can do is fight the same battle time after time. It's tough to make progress against these people. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It never, ever happens remotely like this. I've done only one pediatric DOA, but everyone else I know has done the human thing and broken the news (that the parents likely already know) as gently but directly as they can. I spent over an hour on my scene talking to the family as well. We did...

I'd be stuck working it, and an attempt at pronouncement would likely be denied since A. There's no GSW to the head and B. The patient still exhibits some cardiac activity. If I start working it and he becomes asystolic, the rhythm is trending towards agonal, and/or the EtCO2 output is...

Yep. Not sure that's changing any time soon.

I think we're moving closer to the single medic model all the time. 110 is now a single medic unit staffed every day shift, 109 is going to be staffed single medic all summer on day shifts, plus the normal single medic coverage we run on a day to day basis. Nice Ambien post!

This really isn't something we can answer for you. Sounds like you already did what you could by getting back into contact with the original person who offered the job. This is going to depend on several factors. How badly did the position want you specifically, how many positions did they have...

Maybe they're START triage aficionados. If you find yourself a fender bender bus accident with 10 people panicking and hyperventilating >30, you suddenly have a large group of "red tag" patients via those rules. Gotta love it!

The beta effects are frowned upon for treatment of patients who are hypotensive and tachycardic. Basically, these elderly, volume depleted patients need primarily fluid, and secondarily alpha antagonism. Opinions will vary on whether dopamine should ever "be considered" in a case like you...

I'm not certain. I've been taking a bit of a break myself and just busy with the rest of life. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk