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Thanks I guess the hospitals have been cracking down with bls units. I feel like I should of called pain management not sure if they were gonna be unhappy about that

BLS . So got called to a warehouse for an injury. 30 yo f got her left leg pinched between two forklifts. Sitting down on arrival. States pain is in her left shin. Remove shoe with trauma shears while maintaining stabilization. She has all csm in tact can wiggle her toes a bit and has feeling...

Thank you. Definitely going to make sure it doesn't happen again. Going to slow down and bit and grab a set from now on.

Firefighter/emt and working on ambulance. Ems director just talked to me and my partner about some complaints they had. First call showed up guy had his bag packed and met us inside the ambulance. Said he had abdominal pain x3 days. Transport was 3 min. Didn't get a BP. Guess his BP was super...

Thanks for the response. Because she was so anxious the idea of a bvm in my head would make her even more anxious at the time. But looking back might have been the better option. Her sat did bump up but yes her respirations were still high. Wheezing could be heard slightly just by sitting next...

So we were dispatched for a 77 year old female indigestion. We get there pt is conscious and alert holding an ice pack to her chest and respirations in the 30s complaining of shortness of breath. No hx besides anxiety and high BP. Grab a set of vitals and pts sat is 84 on room air. Pt is getting...

So we were dispatched to a 74 year old female for back pain. Get there pt is sitting on chair conscious and alert. Daughter called because she hurt her hip but also wasn't making sense. She presented with left hip pain stating she fell mechanically. Denies loc or head strike. She was alert to...

Stupid question but likely I could get sick from this pt or not something viral? Like I said I'm emataphobic which makes this job tough some time haha

Thank you for your response. When checking his pupils on scene his eyes were rolled back in his head. Also his jaw was clenched a bit.

No was 180/90 Hr 80's Sat 96 And yes he was able to maintain his own airway

So got called for unresponsive male about 48 years old. Get on scene pt is laying on couch unresponsive but breathing. Sternum rub the hell out of him...nothing. pick up his hand and let it drop on his face, guy is out. Family states no drug history. Pts pupils slighlty pinpoint. Breathing is...

So say yo Thanks for response. So we only had the purple lids at the time and we washed it down with those but I know they don't get rid of norovirus. So we used the stretcher one more time until we found bleach wipes and wiped it all down with those. Is that sufficient or should we had call...

Thank you, what would yoiu have done with the stretcher if there was a tiny bit on one strap just wipe it off with bleach? And her sister gave the patient a snicker bae before we arrived and that was pretty much what she threw up of that helps

It was mostly on herself it wasn't a lot. Just a tiny bit on one of the straps. Got bleach after the following call and bleached it down with the bleach wipes. But I just don't want to catch anything. The patients family said she threw up yesterday from her medication. Just praying I don't...

We were transporting a pt going to hospice. She had liver cancer and cancer elsewhere. Mid drive she threw up on herself and stretcher. We only had purple lid wipes to clean no bleach. Was it norovirus you guys think.

Thank you. I just wish I called for als and checked with dispatch to see how far they were instead of making that assumption on my own

Thanks for the response. Hospital was 5 min away and als was coming from a distance. I cancelled als and transported myself. Should have asked how far als was to dispatch and still asked for als so I'm kicking my self for that one

Call came in for chest pain. Bls responded with als behind. Pt was 50 year old female. No cardiac history, diabetes, and arthritis. Pt was complaining of upper chest pain 10 out of 10, neck pain and headache. Pt was not sweating, no trouble breathing, no nausea. Or stated pain was made worse...

How come everything I resewarch online says there is really no chance of catching anything if a tiny drop maybe have touched my mouth.

Who the hell wears a face mask during an arrest