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Can anyone recommend a good book on lab values? I've been around long enough to know that H&H means something about blood, a white count of 25(000) is bad, and GFR has something to do with kidneys. I'd like to know more though. I'm like Johnny 5. "Need input!"

Recently I started working as a medic @ the company I've been at for 2 years. Our cabinets and jump bags are sealed and tagged by the "supply" person. Since I'm now a medic, and ultimately responsible for whatever happens on the rig, I've taken to opening all the cabinets and the jump bag...

I'm wondering what significance the salt attached to a drug has, if any. Why is there no Morphine Citrate (or is there?), why is Fentanyl Citrate not Fentanyl Sulfate? Also, why is 38mg of Diphenydramine Citrate equivalent to 25mg of Diphenhydramine HCl? Probably not knowledge necessary...

Background: I just got my card, so if I did or said something stupid, laugh hysterically, but then tell me why I'm a moron. :D Picked up a 76 y/o M from a cancer center. C/C hypotension after receiving 2 units of PRBC's. History of Pancreatic CA, HTN. Normally runs 140 systolic. Has not...

If this is posted somewhere else, I'm sorry. I searched for a bit before posting. I'm wondering if anyone has recent experience getting certified in Ohio, specifically how long it takes to get your medic card after the paperwork has been sent in. I've heard anything from 3 days to 4...

Hi, I'm new here, but I've been told this is the best EMS forum online, so I thought I'd come here for some help. Yesterday, I experienced my first death on my own. I've seen 3 pt's die before, but I always had "my medic" with me. On my way home from work, I saw a car crashed into a snow...