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That’s a dexcom. Notoriously unreliable. Do a finger stick. If she’s low, either have her continue to drink tea or start a line and give some dextrose. Here’s a protip: If she’s conscious enough to drink sweet tea, there’s no reason to go lights and sirens. I really mean no disrespect here...

Thanks all.

Sadly, most places just say “hey, try not to do that again” and they just move on. There’s so little operational education given to most EMS providers, it’s sad. I teach a class on how to appropriately process refusals and assess medical decision making capacity. Even after I cite cases and...

Thanks. I brought coffee, and listened and coved calls a couple of calls for the medic. She’s devastated. This is one of the worst things I’ve seen. I’m sorry to dump this out here, but I’m still trying to process.

I don’t belive this was an ALS crew. Sounds like an inexperienced provider with little frame of reference regarding appropriate transport priority, coupled with a “check out this cool thing” they posted on the internet. I just shake my head and move on when I read these. Not my circus, not my...

My crew just was on a fatal where they watched a man burn to death. There are no words I have to help them. CISM team is inbound. Our job can be hellacious.

Do you need some tips to pass the NREMT?

I don’t think either of those are issues. I can transmit with the push of a button and I hardly ever print anything… if that’s your biggest complaint, you’re simply grasping at reasons to dislike it. How about the battery life? Lighter weight? Lower overall cost? see through CPR? Free...

Yes. Although, my medics will mutiny.

Stryker says 7 years before the LP15 is end of life. I called my Zoll rep today. I’d switch tomorrow if he could make it happen.

It’s here. Yawn.

Why would anyone buy racemic epi when the regular isomer of epi is exactly the same in terms of outcome?

Here’s a great article that helps explain it… https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585511/

What do you need/want? A simple airway head manikin for trauma training is Crash Kelly. That’s basically a Rescue Randy type simple manikin with an intubation head. Also, probably the most inexpensive manikin for trauma education. Less than $4000. If you want something more high fidelity, you...

Heck, I ask for versed when I get my teeth cleaned. :)

Pennsylvania requires that you upload copies of your certificates, complete classes on the state LMS or have educational encounters tracked by an instructor who submits electronic rosters. Very few issues unless someone submits fraudulent certificates and doesn’t get caught. The recent process...

Each state usually has a list of approved courses. For example, Pennsylvania published this list. https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/EMS/EMSIB%202021-08%20State%20Recgonized%20CPR%20Programs.pdf

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144845054981 These work.

This is a great question and one that requires the EMT to perform some critical thinking. Imagine you have a patient with a simple medical complaint; for this example, let's say "abdominal pain." When documenting your assessment, would you follow all the steps for a full physical exam...

After reading the emergency petition from the town of Wethersfield, it makes a lot more sense. The ambulance service decided to pull a fast one, and the town is unhappy with it. Makes sense.