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I think most of us are, but resource management issues mean that we all have to deal with it. How many calls do you think it will take before the hose draggers complain that we're wasting their time dispatching them for medical assist calls. In my area, they run the county emergency services...

tragedies :sad: Every time someone dies, people look for a reason. People die all the time within minutes of lifesaving care. It happens on the operating table, in the ER, in the back of our units, and within blocks of a fire truck equipped with an AED. The 911 system cannot always get...

Might just be the Hospital Protocols :rolleyes: I agree with your assessment that we should be able to diagnose most 12 leads in the field. However, I know that in the ER in which I work, the ER doc has to give a verbal report and fax the 12-lead to the cardiac cath hospital so the...

:excl: I posted this on my blog but I thought it was important enough to post here, too: EMS workers in the gulf coast areas struck by last year's hurricanes are still at their posts despite that fact that many of them are still living in barracks-like conditions in FEMA trailers away from...

B) Remember that you can set the tone as the provider in charge. You can be screaming inside but like the old deodorant commercial -- Never Let 'em See You Sweat.:wacko: The best thing I can say is don't be afraid to stop everything for a second or two to get everybody re-focused (and you...

Don't forget to make sure the partner holding traction is in a position they can hold for a while.:unsure: A trick that was showed to me a few years back was to take traction with your arms extended and then lean back to let your body weight maintain the traction and not your arm and shoulder...

re: What's a Podcast? :) A podcast is a pre-recorded program either audio or video available for download on the internet. They're called podcasts because a lot of people download them and listen to them on their mp3 players. However, you can listen to them on your computer as well with...

I'm do a regular feature in my podcast on a particular med each week. Last week I covered Lidocaine and this week I plan on covering Amiodarone. I am a Maryland Paramedic and we don't use Amiodarone here.:sad: Does anyone have any comments on their viewed effectiveness, anecdotes, etc...

Thanks for that link. I think we all need to keep the issue of road safety in the forefront of our minds. Modern cars are too soundproofed and have radios that are too loud for us to rely on our sirens and lights to ensure our right of way. I stop at every light and slow for every...

Actually, I have heard of a hospital running out of vents. I work in an ED in a small rural hospital. We actually had to contact an ALS/Critical care transport unit that runs in our area when our last vent went down to a mechanical failure. I had to help the Resp. Therapist bag the guy until...

I caught this article recently about ventilator shortages if the Avian Flu did develop into a pandemic. :excl: The numbers caught me by surprise. Has anyone else heard anything about this? http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/national/12vent.html?ex=1299819600

I featured this recently on my podcast. The main issue is one of informed consent and the withholding of real blood from patients for 12 hours once enrolled as an experimental subject. The ethicists argue that the maintaining of the patient on polyheme once they have arrived at the ED is...

I agree about letting eager EMT-B's help. I will make use of any extra pair of hands I can find. I like answering questions and when it hits the fan, it's nice to know what to expect from the crew you upgrade. Where I am in MD, the medical director requires a year of transport experience or...