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And how are you aware of this? Do your system do follow up on all patient encounters? Group discussions on improvement? Or do you just drop them off at the hospital and make assumptions about their status after that?

No.

Evidence please? And I'm not sure where I laughed or called anyone here an idiot. If you cant participate in a healthy debate then why keep returning to the thread?

A 14 will offer better flow rates. Im surprised you would rather me drill a needle into your moms leg or arm then place an IV. And if I place an EJ it will be a 14.

I'm not sure where I said "it would look cool." People around this forum seem huge on providing quotations around things that were never said, even with the quote option right next to each post.

Sepsis/septic shock, MI, CVA, trauma with significant or potentially significant chance of hemodynamic instability. These patients may or will need large volumes of blood or fluid and you putting in a small needle to avoid increased pain can lead to their death.

Again, where did I say anywhere?

I can think of several.

I'm not certain where I said "you can fit any size catheter anywhere.".....

I'm not saying utilize US to guide insertion, I'm saying use it to measure the size of many of the veins sometime.

And if your mom is truly ill?

Most veins that can fit a 20 can fit a 14 (grab an ultrasound to prove it). Most IVs are about confidence in your skills. How long have you been per diem? How many calls do you run a week on average?

Pockets have phone, chap stick, wallet with certs, gloves, pen, sharpie and pen light. Belt has radio, key ring holder thing, tourniquet and flashlight.

If you believe anxiety may be a root cause then oxygen is not the answer for two reasons. One, its never a good plan to give a drug to see if it may help. You only give a drug with a specific goal in mind and possible reactions and preparations to treat those reactions. Second, if it is anxiety...

I don't believe its a CYA thing, I believe it is good patient care.

How often is everyone having someone who is truly faking it? While I agree it does happen with how often people are talking it almost seems commonplace. Maybe you should be believing these patients are unconscious instead of trying to prove they are "faking it." Its the same workup either way.

When I helped teach a class we went over the basics of hemorrhage control (including TQ application), splinting, C-spine immobilization, heat/cold emergencies, choking/hands only CPR and different carries to help get their buddy out of the woods.

Become a CC if you would like new skills, become a paramedic if you want new knowledge on when to use the skills.

I think we often forget we are typically the first line of health care a patient will see which can provide extremely useful information to provide to our patient. Ill give an example. One of my clinicals was the cath lab. Why? Am I going to provide this in the field? No, of course not. But for...

There is so much wrong with this statement I don't even know where to start.