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It seems that his death was unrelated to the death of the woman. I am slightly confused by the initial death of the woman, and the criminal investigation around that. I assume NYC is the same as NY State. In NY, we only have a duty to act if we are on duty, or off duty AND wearing something...

I guess you are right. I am not really sure, and like I have said, we can do BGL checks so I would be doing it anyway, and basing my decision to give oral glucose on the BGL.

Yes, I was just saying the Cincinnati scale does not require a BG. My protocols for diabetic emergencies state: "Assess BG if available. ... Treatment should not withheld from patients with a stroke-like presentation, as this is likely due to hypoglycemia." Edit: Keep in mind we are talking...

I was not aware of the LA stroke scale. I was only taught the Cincinnati Stroke Scale. My agency is able to check BGL, but not all in my area can. I don't really know what they do, but that is what our protocols state.

If the pt has a history of diabetes, and it presents as a diabetic emergency, our protocols say to give glucose. You can do a stroke test to see if they are possibly having a stroke...but the theory I guess is that it is less dangerous to give glucose to a hyperglycemic person than to withhold...

First of all, congrats! Let me make sure I get this right - you live in NY, but are a NJ emt, applying for reciprocity to become a NY-EMT? If that is the case, I wouldn't really worry about NREMT, especially if you are planning on only practicing in those two states. NY doesn't recognize NREMT...

There are a bunch of people in my area that are part time or per diem at my primary agency, as well as two to three other agencies (both commercial and town-based). People in my area don't seem to have any problems with it

In NY, the patient must be prescribed NTG... Out contraindications are: (1) Blood pressure below 120 mmHg systolic (2) Heart rate less than 60 bpm (3) Medication not prescribed for the patient (4) Pediatric patient (5) Any patient having taken medication for erectile dysfunction (e.g...

Thats true...I guess I should just try explaining that to them

I was talking with some of my non-EMS friends about organ donating, and they said something that shocked me... Basically, one of my friends said that he is not an organ donor, because he had heard that EMTs and Paramedics will not do "everything they can to save you" if they see you are an...

I ask the question because its not free, I think its like 70$ to test...and I am not going to spend that if I don't get any real benefit from it.

I assume I would have to apply, and take the cognitive and Psychomotor Exams...finding one near me may be difficult because NY doesn't use NREMT, but I guess I dont understand why my life would change or I would have to move.

I am a basic, so I am not really supposed to monitor ETCO2. As for our paramedics, some use it on 80-90% of patients, others barely use it even on those with respiratory distress. The coprs is trying to get them to use it more. We have the cannulas, as well as the ones for advanced airways.

Full timers get a nice bright yellow rain jacket with a removable liner...we dont have anything else issued to us. There are other jackets that people can wear if they don't have their own But the ambulances/jump bags have tons of gloves, safety glasses, N95 masks, other types of masks, PPE...

we use electronic charts. Every chart is QA'd from a billing standpoint to make sure it is completely filled in, the address/zip code match, etc. After that, a few ALS and a few BLS providers QA everything else. I probably get comments on 10-15% of my charts.

My thoughts exactly

I have been an EMT a little over a year...what is wrong with sternal rubs? That is what they teach in class (and yes, I know what they teach differs from how things are done in the field), but how can you get sued over a sternal rub?

I am a NY EMT-B. In New York, NR means almost nothing. I don't know if it is worth it for me to become an NREMT, especially if I have no plans on moving anywhere? Any thoughts? Has anyone else faced the same dilemma? Thanks!

Kinda...If you accidentally stick your thumb (or any finger for that matter) with an epi-pen, it will most likely get nice and cool, and pale. If you don't get some sort of treatment, you can probably lose your finger. I don't think it would fall off, but it would probably have to be amputated.

We don't typically do interfacility transports...we run 911 mainly, with a handful of interfacility transports per year which are not psych. When we have a psych call, we typically stage until the police clear us into the scene.