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Is altered consciousness a contraindication for CPAP-use? If yes, why? Taking into account that CPAP is also used to treat sleep apnea in patients who can't manage their airway in their deepest sleep. I considered RSI because of the extreme work of breathing that the patient needed to keep his...

Thanks STXmedic. I asked the nurses if he had complained about chest pain during the night, before he stopped responding.

Patient is a 87yo in a nursing home with an acute onset of dyspnea. Upon arrival patient presents a GCS of 1-1-1, severe tachypnea, sweating, audible rales (confirmed by auscultation on four lung areas), fluid in the throat, sternal and intracostal retractions and surprisingly an initial oxygen...

What does the job market look like in Nova Scotia in these days for ACP's?

Are there any Nova Scotia medics here who can tell about working in EMS in this province?

Are there any Nova Scotia EHS paramedics here?

The 7th drunk call of the weekend nightshift, where everyone seems to find the situation so funny that they need to take pictures and record videos for facebook.

In the whole of the Netherlands we use albuterol/atrovent for all pedi patients in case of an astma attack. Younger than 4 years: 2,5mg / 0,5mg (standard adult dose) 4 to 18 years: 5mg / 1 mg (which is double the standard dose of an adult patient), this dose may be repeated once should the...

For me it's the 3 A.M. GI-bleed. I just can't take the smell at that time of the night.

Code 3 to assist the PD at an intersection where a guy is directing traffic on the middle of the road and has possibly swallowed 'bad drugs'. He did indeed chew on a few seeds of 'Hawaiian baby woodrose' or LSA and turned psychotic. Enroute to the hospital he warns me for a few purple dots on my...

Reviresco, thank you very much for clarifying.

Does anyone know where I can find an overview of the skill set of an ACP in Nova Scotia, and a list of drugs that he is allowed to use? Also, are the treatment protocols of the EHS anywhere to be found online?

On nights. First call out: the young woman who has been possessed by demons and got repossessed by us with the help of 2.5 mg of midazolam.

Good morning folks, As an ambulance nurse (paramedic) I've been working fulltime for the last eight years for an all-ALS ambulance service in a busy urban environment in the Netherlands. I am trilingual (Spanish, English, Dutch). I would love to continue my career in EMS in the United States...

This question to try to understand how the system works in Canada: Here in the Netherlands, we have an RN and an ambulance driver on each ambulance. The system is nurse-based, therefore every nurse has the same skill set and autorization to make decisions and act according to the national...

I seem to get all the GI-bleeds in these days :-(

Do you consider the industrial work dangerous and are you exposed to gases, fumes and other health risks during your work?

That's good news. How is the job security in Canada? Do you have a job on a day to day basis, or do you get a year-contract or longer? I've also been looking at the registration process for RN's, but that is much more expensive and compicated. I'll be happy to stay in EMS.

that's valuable info :) now as an insider, unable to predict, but knowing your organization...would you say it makes sense for a foreign trained paramedic to go through the whole process and try...or is the chance of eventually getting employed fulltime very low?