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Well...First of all, I have met many, many Medics who do all they can to help out others who need/ask for it. Many medics who admit when they don't know about something. And a minority that do tend to be egoistic. When I become a Medic, I doubt I will be of the kind that talk down to others...

What kind of stuff did that medic try? Or was she called on scene?

heh...no worries, after 36hrs, I would be just about unconscious... :blink: Very true... And on a followup question, anyone had a patient "overdose" on Bicarb? I'm guessing the most common situation to admin it would be in an arrest, and its hard to observe "adverse" effects in an arrest...

Ah...thanks for the info.. Was reading something about how hypocalcemia occurs with hyperkalemia in arrest situations (and assuming in other situations that result in asidosis). When you referred to hypokalemia, did you mean hyperkalemia? Thats what seems to be tripping me up, because it seems...

Just curious, how do lungs bubble back through the tube? Does the Bicarb destroy the alveoli or some similar action? I had no idea what in the world Rid was talking about in the two signs he referred to, so I googled them if anyone is interested... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chvostek's_sign...

christ...whats up with your college...knock some sense into those kids... we have our fair share of drunks, but they dont seem to cause too much of a scene...

Yea, sometimes I wonder if colleges have to admit a quota of students that do nothing but pay ridiculous amounts of their parents money and get drunk...

And I think the biggest question soon2b is, are young people in EMS like us willing to listen to the things that older medics/emts tell us. There are lots of new people in EMS who think they are the sole beings keeping people from death in this world, there is a fine line between arrogance and...

Someone whos had more experience can correct me on this, but most times, the group works as a cohesive unit, and its a rare thing if one person actually "orders" someone else to do something on a single patient call, no? And on the topic of team leader soon2b, are you working on a BLS unit as...

soon2bemt, they let you drive when you are only 18? Here, they wont let anyone under 20 drive, and in some places its 21 I believe. Im thinking Ill just get my Medic license by then, and by that time, I wont need to drive anymore. So I can probably get through my whole EMS career without ever...

Hi everyone, been awhile... I was just wondering if anyone knew any way for a Paramedic that is trained by UK standards (or any other standards) to be eligible to challenge or take the NR test to become a paramedic in the US. Is there anything that parallels the RN test for paramedics from...

arent most trauma centers staffed with surgeons "on call"?? They dont have to be at the hospital, yes?

Speaking of trauma doc's and lights/sirens, I think thats probably the only time (generalizing, of course) when it would warrant someone responding with their personal vehicle to a call. I would be all for that Neurosurgeon getting to the hospital a few min faster, rather than some EMT/Medic...

Thanks guys, sorry I didnt get to a computer till today. Thanks again! oh, and let me wish emtbuff, who is 21 today, a happy b-day too.

Yea, like ridryder said, experience isn't everything. Some people say that you need 1-2yrs of basic to enter medic, which is plain wrong. IF you are sure its what you want, hurry up and get in. Also, while I didn't have too much experience before I started my Medic class, I started working...

ETOH=ethanol I think this is one area where it takes a good level of judgement on the part of the EMT/Medic. Most areas say that the person should be judged as "impared" by us, this is a very subjective area...I don't consider a person impared just because they smell of alcohol, but I have...

Ive heard this term a few times, how about all EMT's, EMT-I's and Paramedics are covered under "Emergency Medical Responders". and then keep Medic to paramedics. I think Medic is a good distinction for those who are at the highest level (for the most part) in prehospital care. Althought I...

http://www.911jobforums.com/vB/showthread.php3?threadid=25608 This is a pretty interesting situation, I would think that they would just restrict driving.But I checked it on google, and found another forum that was talking about a similar situation... From what it looks like, it depends on...

Heh....yes, almost all the newer textbooks involving some medical problems now have a humorous reference to this pheonomenon, "Medical Student Syndrome" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_student_syndrome

This website goes over stuff related to the "Use of Bicycles as Response Units", most of it is common sense but a good place to look, if you scroll down to the part about equipment, it links to a good list...Although its not reasonable to carry all that on a bike, its a good place to start...