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Caniks are sweet. A little flashily styled for my personal taste, but I definitely appreciate them. IMHO, everyone should own at least one autoloading handgun and at least one carbine or shotgun - and regularly train with them. However, if you can only afford or (for some nutty reason) only...

By the time you take a couple relevant courses and a certification exam or two you'll have over the 3 years minimum that most HEMS and CCT programs require, so that requirement is not really an obstacle to you. You might not be competitive quite yet, but at least you'll meet minimum requirements...

I never took the pediatric version of FCCS, but I took the regular (non-ped) version a couple times. The courses are all about the first 24 hours of care of a critically ill patient by non-intensivist clinicians. Think about a really sick patient being taken care of in an ED or regular hospital...

Maybe a heart rate less than 60 is WNL, and maybe it isn't it. It all depends on the patient and the circumstances. A 24 year old athlete resting quietly with no complaints whatsoever? WNL. A patient just coming out of the OR who recently received opioids and a bump of phenylephrine and is in a...

Anyone own (or ever shoot) a Robinson Armament XCR-M? I've never put my hands on one but they look awesome and most of the reviews I've read / seen are very positive. I'm a huge fan of the concept of a short thumper that has AR ergonomics and controls along with a folding stock and quick-change...

I'm interested in hearing what you come up with. I'd like something very compact (no more than 6") that keeps my SBR's nice and short but makes shooting inside a little more pleasant. Also not looking for Hollywood quiet.

Jaw discomfort could be from intubation but my guess is it has more to do with the head positioner that they used. Have you tried just taking the opioids at night and using Tylenol and ibuprofen every 6 hours while you are awake? It's gonna hurt more but it may be a worthy trade off if you...

I frequently cut the prongs off a NC and slide the tubing into the NPA. It’s just easier than trying to keep the nasal prongs properly positioned over the trumpet. Works great.

Admittedly, it has been a few minutes since I worked an opioid OD in the field. But I did a a bit of them back in the day and more importantly, given what I do for a living now I am still very aware of the pertinent presentation and related interventions and pharmacology. That said, I can think...

I totally agree. In my hospital job, these words are thrown around ad nauseam in online trainings and emails and essentially mean "don't just show respect and kindness and provide good care to everyone, but also go out of your way to make every patient feel affirmed and supported in their...

I’ve read it all. I don’t necessarily agree with all of it, but I also don’t recall examples of what you and FiremanMike are asserting. I’d like you to post quotes so I know what comments you are referring to.

Quotes?

I did one of my DDM4 PDW's last year. It took forever. Now I need to get around to getting a real stock (as opposed to the brace that it came with) and a can for it. Supposedly it's quicker and easier to register now that the ATF modernized their system recently.

The GI world is where you see some of the strangest stuff.

In most ED's you'll have standing orders for oxygen, IV access, labs, IVF, EKG, and maybe things like albuterol or anti-emetics or analgesics, putting in orders for imaging, etc. It really depends on where you work. Usually at that point not much else gets done until the patient is seen by a...

Some folks swear by that tape.

I'm confused as to why you think you can't complete a traditional program just because you are single and work full time. You keep saying that, but you definitely wouldn't be the first (or the second, or even the third) participant of this discussion who did at least part of their education...

Well, yeah....it's an indicator like any other monitoring device. But my question wasn't about where these devices should or shouldn't fit into any clinical decision making. I was confused when you wrote "There’s no way to extrapolate the difference between CO and O2 using a finger probe." when...

So that device does not provide a COHb level?Just looking for clarification. I am not familiar with these monitors or the technology that they use, but I’ve known for some time that they exist. As for the disclaimer, that could be applied to pretty much any diagnostic device or test. It doesn’t...

Isn't that what this device from Masimo does?