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Had some surprise CE today in the ED when a patient came in SOB and 77% "on oxygen", supposedly 2L. Get him back, 6L puts him at 98% within a minute. Scaled it down and found 2L is a good fit. But wait. That's how we started. No, apparently he was set to 2L "pulsed", which I read releases a...

Not to snuff out the OP or anything... Why is "buffing" these "jobs" not prosecuted by PD? Or the OEM of the city even? There is not much volly EMS where I am at, and where there is, it is 911. I for one think it is silly that there is actually government EMS overlapping with volly. There is...

This question has been brought up a few times before. Identifying information is needed to make a case. A practical example of this is an EMS report to the ED. Its on FCC regulated, public comms. "Hospital Name, Medic #, Inbound code 1 with a 56 y/o male Bravo category patient who tripped in...

Stretcher fire? It's things like this that'll kill the decent light shed on EMS/Fire.

Similar thing happened to me yesterday in the ED. Replace social worker with American, and BP with IV, and that's it. Belligerent drunk at 7 AM.

Finish undergrad first, especially because of your family obligations. Then give your paramedic a go if you want. Or, start looking into Emergency Management.

Agree with take what you can get as a brand new Basic. That said, $12 is a pretty awesome start.

Came across this video while rolling through LiveLeak, found it to be pretty interesting, and certainly applicable to more than just LEOs. When approaching a shady scene or patient, what do you and/or your team do to help keep yourselves safe? I think we all know that LEO on scene is no excuse.

It's only an example, was more so referring to the concept of CISM. Besides, how come it is causing more harm than good?

I am not a fan of PETA's actions in the past, and they certainly won't win a fight against the use of cats for dissection lessons. As stated, they were not euthanized for the purpose of dissection. Personally, I took an A&P class in high school (was fairly new) and it involved multiple...

FISDAP.net was an awesome study tool for me for the NREMT, and I know others here like it as well. They provide practice tests that will give you a very detailed analysis of what you need to study up on (ie, it won't say "Work on pediatric assessment", it will say "Work on normal pediatric vital...

I volunteer in Texas and we do not have any requirements that involve more "in-depth" training (PD, EMT, Fire, etc.) past ICS 700, 800, and that kind of simple stuff (We do require EMT-B in order to be credentialed with our MD, but that's a different story). That said, we adjust who we on-board...

I have a Fenix headlamp and love it, and I have a teammate who has one of their handhelds and swears by it. All compact, not massive like a good ol' PD light. Angel hit it right on - if you're asking, its probably the case. Why 3 in your truck? Why not trust in 1, maybe a 2nd as a backup, and...

And that, the stigma of mental health, is the problem. This is not a culture or profession specific problem. Though it is certainly improving with increased education regarding mental health, it is often considered "different" and stigmatized for all the burdens that it may carry, despite the...

I can't say for certain because I don't pull it, I just light the fuse. My favorite time was my first, and happened to be the nurse's first as well, and on her last day in the department (she was switching to the new peds ED for this very reason). "It looks.. yeah, it's in, but nothings...

^ Contradicts OP in every way. Lawl. Favorite - Making a patient smile and/or laugh is a pretty cool feeling, especially if they came in angry, depressed, or in pain. Least favorite - Enemas are pretty nasty. Screw potassium, I'm outta here.

Unfortunately missed an inservice regarding CroFab months ago due to school, but at least that invitation gave me the knowledge that we actually carried it! The discussion came up last year whether or not it was worth it to maintain it in our SAR ICP trailer for the K9s (can use it on them but...

:P That's a raise in too many places.

Think of the raises!