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In this system, does everybody do 911 and IFT, or are they separated based on a contract?

At a recent training I got to try SAM chest seals. Super easy, and an actual valve. In reality we have petroleum dressings with tape... the whole three corners thing.

This is my ideal EMS response. And so cute. Moments after the accident, two units arrive and begin the rescue.

Out of curiosity, do they actually have any use in a bathtub?

I have a passing curiosity in EMS in Latin America. Let me know if you figure out anything interesting. :)

Grew up there.

The proctor got on my case for a few things: -- All red patients are not created equal. Send the sickest first. -- I didn't have complete and accurate paperwork. -- Scene safety (choke point, patients everywhere). I think just sending the patients in the order they were closest to the...

It's not strictly medical. They are also used in police operations. Also, until recently, trauma triage criteria recommended medevac based on MOI alone. So they were pretty routine. That's changed with the new guidelines.

Looks like this textbook uses the term in one of the scenarios, so it's at least quasi-accepted. http://www.delmarlearning.com/companions/content/1401879330/chapupdates/1401879330_appb.pdf

The best would be a chest seal because it's rapid and has a one-way valve. Otherwise, an occlusive dressing with tape on 3/4 sides is typically what I was taught. In a pinch, you could use a glove or cling wrap as an occlusive dressing. Also the wrappers that all your other stuff comes in.

Files? What files? IDK about sources. That terminology ("full arrest" and "cardiac arrest" used interchangeably) is what I was taught.

Full arrest means no pulse, no breathing. Also called cardiac arrest. As opposed to respiratory arrest, in which there is a pulse, but no breathing. OP, thanks for sharing and good job. I work events too and I hope I can act with the professionalism you showed if I ever get a code.

I did an extended MCI drill and was impressed. There's one aspect of the exercise I completely bombed. The secondary triage / ambulance loading area. You and your three other EMTs walk up to a tennis court full of about 50 moulaged patients. They were supposedly triaged by first responders...

My instructor was a CHP paramedic and he did plenty of transports for trauma, chest pain, etc. But yes, they are primarily rescue. MSP is well described above. Incidentally also the first civilian medevac in the country.

When in doubt, FART. FALL back AND Re THINK.

(Lurking in the wrong forum...) The fire ambulance medics in my college town were somewhat upset about losing their medic partners. They liked being able to have someone to assist, bounce ideas off... someone else who may have an idea what's going on. To me, the word "partner" means "equal."...