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@MackTheKnife last time I heard from you weren't you trying to defend EMT's being able to intubate? Snarky comments often deserve snarky responses.

Yes. Have you seen his other posts lately.

"Get mad and complain about the scenario, hold off on the ALS backup because that's a waste of resources, make sure to seek out congrats at the hospital for BLSing a respiratory failure."

Difficulty breathing, chest pain, syncope, ALOC, tension pneumo, airway compromise, what more do you want? What are you really going to do for them? This is the point where you sit, read my response, and realize that O2, vitals, shock position, and rapid transport tends to be the end of it.

I'm trying to keep this informative. If you dislocated your finger that's a little different than a hip/shoulder/knee. That's all, no need to get upset. And I did go to medic school, because I got tired of the limited treatments I could provide my patients with as an EMT.

Ok, since you want to make it anecdotal, what exactly did you dislocate and how?

Ask your company, they may provide this training as part of orientation.

Have you ever had a dislocation? They're painful. Do you, as an EMT, give pain meds? No? Then call for someone who does so the patient can actually be treated. Relying on the ER to provide the same treatment an ALS unit could easiy provide in less time is not only lazy, but it's a disservice to...

1). How long have you been doing this? 2). What are you going to do if something goes bad? O2, shock position, rapid transport? Maybe some bleeding control? CPR? Am I missing anything?

That was painful to watch.

The ability to search out the answer for the patients problem, rather than just taking the easy road and posting a new thread--err, I mean, mindlessly following protocol.

Umm, I found your dissuading factor. Unless you're being offered part time employment, which Hall does not, no one wants to deal with an EMT who cannot commit their time to the company. Your priority is clearly with your other time commitments, and not with your future employer. There's plenty...

As you understood it, you were wrong. Perhaps your problem is not taking valid and helpful advice when it is presented to you. He probably doesn't have access to google... Or advice from current employees.

You know Liberty runs 7-8 trucks out of 4 stations in the county, right? Have you tried applying? I believe there are at least part time EMT positions open and that's where they'll hire FT from. Tulare county has several providers, most work 24s and 48s, and they hire frequently. Also, don't get...

So with those assorted OPAs (but no BVM) do you just drop the OPA and get tongue deep in there to give breaths?

Leave the keys in the ignition and start walking home

Funny, I put a nice post on there describing each individual role in the same tone used in their picture, for running an arrest with a Medic/EMT ambulance and BLS engine company. And now it's gone...

I collect them and place them on the shoulders of my uniform shirts. Unfortunately, I only do so with the patches my employer issues...

Not doubting you but just curious, can you post a link to those studies regarding the 36 hour mark.

All 10 ER's in county have CT and tPA, but there's a long list of contraindications to transport there, in which case we'd have to go to our nearest stroke center 90 miles away. Patients who are eligible can get CT and tPA if appropriate at the nearest ER. For a while, there were 2-3 ER's that...