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You're a good guy. Multitool? Steel mug/water bottle? Rechargeable headlamp? All weather notebook with some nice pens? Mobile power banks?

Rescue helicopter severely vandalized with graffiti at Hesperia Airport Investigators are looking for the person or people who scrawled graffiti on the side of a San Bernardino County rescue helicopter at the Hesperia Airport, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. The vandalism was...

I received a reply from from the state: Patient refusal of care is considered outside the scope of clinical care and is not currently included in their regional protocols. The handling of patient refusals is expected to be covered by individual agency policies, not regional protocols.

When a patient with a King airway regains consciousness, you should remove the device. It is designed for unresponsive patients without a gag reflex. If the patient becomes conscious, the airway can create an airway obstruction. Removing the airway helps prevent these issues and allows the...

@ambulance Not that I'm aware of. Here is some information for foreigners: http://irishparamedic.com/equivalency-coming-to-ireland/ Here are their job posting for the Dublin Fire Brigade: https://www.dublincity.ie/council/council-explained/career-opportunities

Though you never messaged me, here are your protocols. From that document, here is the refusal process: REFUSALS The narrative should include: The patient’s reason for refusal Evidence of decision making capability Patient alert and oriented x 4 (Person, Place, Time and Event) Patient...

The question has been answered multiple times. Thread closed.

While a patient’s negative response to general questions about other pains or concerns provides some reassurance, it does not replace the need for a more detailed assessment. To ethically and accurately document that other systems have “no abnormalities,” you should perform specific inquiries...

I didn't realize that shortages were so common. Do systems with larger budgets hoard supplies to get through the shortages, or is it just a matter of calling multiple suppliers?

I got an email last week that Baxter International, the leading supplier of IV fluids to hospitals, had to close it's facility in North Carolina due to the hurricane with no estimated date of reopening. They appear to supply 60% of the nation's IV fluid bags. My local EMS agency sent out an...

At this point you have to be trolling us. Please stop. Follow your protocols. You have protocols. If you seriously don't have your protocols, please message me and I'd be happy to send you digital copy. We were required to keep a copy with us at all times while working. Your protocols...

ABCs, vital signs, and focused history based on their complaint. We suggested patients go to their primary care provider and urgent care all the time. We just followed our protocols for refusal of care. Some examples: small lacerations, colds, insect bites, splinters, anxiety attacks, etc...

As @NomadicMedic said, Canva is your best bet.

I disagree. I don’t remember my program ever using the book in class for explicit instruction, but they had us using it extensively to help organize information, review information, and front-load information. Conversely, I had an online undergraduate level science class that was solely based...

Those Saudi Red Crescent Authority posts 15 or so years ago were wild.

Chat is back!

Good catch! Will upgrade and reinstall chat. The font does look different. Will have to investigate that one.

That's a new feature! I just tried removing it, but it's still there, so I featured this thread.

The forum style was updated to the latest version. There shouldn't be any significant changes. Extra points to anyone that notices the small changes. Please let me know if you notice anything not working as intended.

Congrats! As someone who is also looking to get back into EMS later in life, please keep us updated!