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Pretty straightforward - Acute Abd Supplemental O2 if needed IV access Blood draw NS TKO Diesel prn

MIght be a little late but draw out the algorithms on note cards. Step by step. That way you can break it down into smaller pieces rather than one intimidating chunk. Use your note cards as flash cards and repeatedly test yourself until you can smoothly flow from one to the next. Next time...

Bravo. More should.

I am still baffled by so many posters that don't get it. She broke the law. She fled from an officer. If she had pulled over immediately, there would have been no problem. If the man was having serious medical issues, an ambulance wold have been called or the officer woulod have escorted them to...

One of our local car dealerships held a training 'in-service' for all EMS and fire depts in the area. They went over the hazards, the lay of the wiring, etc. Had a couple corporate training reps in. Ask around. One might do the same for you.

Days vary - avg 6-10, sometimes 0, sometimes over 20. Approx. 9,000-10,000 a year 24 hr shifts Mostly rural, small towns A tri-county private 911 service Paper reports

Seriously. There's no easy way, no tricks or techniques. Be straight and honest.

"He's dead, Jim!"

Used to be that 2 out of every 3 dollars paid to a med facility went to paying just for government costs such as filing the right medcare forms. Thank the government for higher overhead.

Do you realize how difficult it is to survive on medicare? They refuse to pay full rates, they refuse to pay their bills on time, they refuse to pay even most of the runs they're even billed for. In my family's practice, more medicare unpaid bills were written off (5 million) than came in paid...

Are you kidding? Much higher call volume for less emergent reasons, much lower pay, much less funding, forget new trucks or new equipment - that is the way of socialized medicine for EMS.

Laerdal makes a pouch that goes with the LSU. Enough room for suction catheters and the power cords

Hopper - back to your topic - we just bought the Laerdal Compact Suction Units. So far, we love them.

Only thing I would add is to emphasize the IO route.

In that scenario, possible head injury equals ALS. Period. Anything less means a trip to the EMS coordinator to find out how long your suspension is.

Great advice, writing a note. Helps keep the application on the top of the stack.

Unfortunately, Rid, as we continue to become a more and more socialized medicine nation, this will not happen. I am sure you are familiar with Medicare/medicaid abysmal record in reimbursement and the new regulations making it easier for them to deny an even larger number of payments...

Great more fuel for the private vs FD debate. Have to admit, dumb policy not to ask for help when swamped. Mutual aid can be a good thing.