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You know Robb I had a nice long post In regards to yours but I will just instead say you have no idea what your talking about or how this event unfolded and leave it at that.

Lol I agree the test isn't much, but you would be surprised how many don't have a clue about state regulations in regards to laws pertaining to ambulance operations, legal requirements such as what lights by law have to be used during different situations and when an ambulance is considered out...

Yeah my knowledge is strictly in California. So in your state any joe blow off the street can just hop in and drive an ambulance eh?

Yeah 0.3 q5 IVP is the norm for severe asthmatic though I've only administered it that way once for a peri-arrest cardiac arrest respiratory arrest. So breath stacked she couldn't be bagged with an impossible airway. Took the ed doc 3 attempts with a video scope to get the tube. She finally...

As soon as they run your license it will come back and say what endorsements are attached

That

Sorry I wasn't more clear. lol im on duty and system was going into the crapper and I had to make it brief

No that's not the case, in the system I'm talking about I always tried to encourage partners to start off every patient contact and give me the signal when I needed to take over. Obviously I'm doing my own assessment while they are doing this also. And the majority of the paramedics there had...

Right. This is strictly 911 I'm talking about and everyone is assessed by the Medic before being given to a BLS partner

Actually that is by Medicare rules, well at least that is how it was explained to us by our billing company

In regards to the ALS/BLS crews and the Medic turfing it to their BLS partner. I'm going to make an assumption here that the company bills like every company I'm aware of in California. Even if the BLS partner takes the patient as long as a Paramedic is on board that patient is being charged...

Yes absolutely what he said, especially if that is why you are in the s&r team.

Reality is, there is really a VERY small difference between a first aid trained person and an EMT depending on where you are. Other then HOPEFULLY being conditioned to react in a correct manner faster What exactly would you be doing that you think you need medical control? You can still...

It's not just for "ambulance drivers" it's for anyone with a ambulance endorsement, fire or commercial B, bus driver cert, etcetc

If memory serves me correctly It's in the ca ambulance drivers handbook and they are pushing legislation to make it 0.00. Which it should be, as we should be setting an example for others

Automatic on any patient I do a 12 lead on and it takes less then a minute

Thankfully as a supervisor I am able to hop calls and occasionally have the box medic follow me in the sup rig while I take the patient.

Yeah the snow pack reports came out....... 20% of normal

Cough was that Ryd that just posted! Wow. Great to see you back

The norm for sure, but this depends on the contract you signed when you were hired and any union agreements that may be in place