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WGU is excellent. I did my M.Ed there and am planning on the Healthcare MBA program this spring.

I think the bigger issue here is emergency departments transferring patients from smaller community hospitals to larger receiving facilities in the middle of the night without understanding the risks associated with a middle of the night transport. A local hospital will often send stable...

I have a M.Ed. and a BS in EMS administration. I'm considering an MBA in Healthcare Management. I find that there were doors I could not open without a graduate degree and if you want to sit at the table, the post-nominals make a difference.

I like ginger candy for this. I also have a script for PRN Zofran ODT. It’s been a long time since I’ve puked, but there are still plenty of days when riding in the back makes me nauseous.

this is my point exactly. Why didn’t they treat the patient after the police arrived? At that point he seem to be relatively calm, and they could’ve just moved forward with treating him.

If you are billing Medicare, CMS doesn’t allow you to line item bill.All the supplies, drugs and staff charges are included in the level (ALS1, ALS2 or SCT) I know some agencies that are contracted for IFT or hospital based can wrap all that cost up into patient movement, but it feels like a...

AI integration is coming. Expect it to be baked into every major vendor’s offerings within the next 18 months. Agencies will have the ability to fully customize what is included in each narrative and it’ll meet all the requirements to maximize the payments available.

We do not bill for consumables, and only use the tracking in ESO to help account for usage. I have never been at an agency that line item bill’s consumables.

Do you understand the NEMSIS data set and the rationale behind all the data collected?

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.

You technically need a prescription, but most AED vendors will facilitate that for you. Nobody will jam you up over having an AED unless you try to use it and it malfunctions. Also, if you do use an AED that you personally own and you don’t successfully resuscitate a patient, expect to be...

Well, I’m speaking specifically of legal drugs with high abuse potential that become politicized. But sure.

He wouldn’t be the first person to use K recreationally and die from it. 🤷‍♂️ He had a long history of addiction. It’s a shame, but not unexpected. Sadly, it’s going to be one more black mark against Ketamine in the court of public opinion. When it’s used responsibly, it’s an excellent drug...

News to me. I just spoke with the rep and was told “no more PALS and we don’t know when or if ACLS will be available again.”

FYI, ASHI is not currently supporting ACLS and they’re not bringing back PALS. Only the BLS programs are currently available. No word on when ACLS will be available again. I am both an AHA and ASHI instructor. i love ASHI and abhor AHA.

The LTV1200 is getting old, but still a very capable vent. I’m a fan.

I agree, the Zoll vent is very nice. Or, if you’re ghetto like me, revel.

What does Stryker say? We have several, no issues.

I made all of those Johnny Gage memes.

We routinely run a medic in a chase truck with a transport unit that’s staffed by EMTs or AEMTs. There are downgrade protocols,but most of the time it’s a pretty obvious “not as reported” type of thing. Our medics have to write a chart for any downgrade that that give to a mutual aid agency...