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So if enough time has passed since a traumatic event occurred (e.g. 12-24 hours) and the pt complains of chest pain after the fact, is it possible to assume that clots have already formed and an antiplatelet would not affect them? (given that they are not taking any blood thinners.)

I am having a difficult time differentiating the two since they both have the same result through slightly different means. Would that really effect whether or not you can give it to someone that has a high risk of internal hemorrhaging?

http://tetaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/trauma-activation-guildelines.pdf "Patients with coagulopathies or being treated with anticoagulants (warfarin, aspirin, etc.) are at increased risk for intracranial hemorrhage, increased severity of hemorrhage and associated morbidity and mortality."...

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And Shaefer ;)

I was referring to LA County

Yah, and I could have been fire's personal ***** but I'll just leave that to someone more worthy. :rolleyes:

Update for anyone who cares: Could not have made a better choice than to go with Hall. I always thought I had a good grasp on things until I ran my first Code 3 call on a BLS unit with no ALS backup available. People are willing to teach if you're willing to learn and there's a comradery that I...

My company offers the same deal, payed for class time with a 2 year contract once you're done. I would say it's the best offer you can get unless you have the time and money to pay for it yourself (class fee and 9 months of unemployment). Our program used to be 6 months, this is the first year...

Don't forget the awkward sexual jokes that come with bouncing around on a dummy. Or was that just me?

I got a second interview at Hall to meet with the Vice President, want to say thanks for all the additional suggestions! If anybody has a room in Bakersfield open for rent, shoot me a PM. I will be out there next week to find out if I got the position.

Thanks for the help guys. Your words and the thread I found on here got me excited but nervous about the Hall interview. I plan on moving out there if I get the job as I've come to realize it's the best place to make my dream of an EMS career a reality. Hopefully everything goes smooth and I...

Hello kind people of EMT Life! I have been lurking around for a while and finally decided to ask for some feedback. I am going through interviews at the moment between the two companies listed in the title. I haven't really heard much about either due to the fact that no one I know is in this...