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I have accepted a position with MCHD, and moving without savings is difficult. I really want to avoid apartment rental and need something flexible and temporary until I find a house. I know it’s a long shot but is there anyone in Montgomery County TX who could help me with temporary housing? My...

Hey guys, I’m trying to move to Southeast Texas in the near future and need some advice. I should be receiving my Texas Paramedic certification relatively soon (all that’s left is fingerprints). I have done extensive research into numerous services in the area and have come up with the...

I’ve consistently had issues with the Zoll capnograph. I have the EtCo2 set at max amplitude, and have yet to see a bronchospastic waveform on patients that would definitely exhibit this waveform (severe asthma etc.) on other monitors (Phillips MRX). Is this operator error? Any tips would be...

I’m looking for a better way to differentiate cardiac chest pain from non-cardiac. At this point I’m first looking at the patient for skin color and diaphoresis. After that I palpate their sternum to see if that elicits pain, and ask questions based on you’re typical OPQRST. Finally I put...

I’m 125 hrs into my medic internship. In class I could easily write down a plan of action that was usually on the right track. Now that I’m in the field I find myself getting distracted. I can only think of a couple assessments on the spot. For example, putting a 12-lead on a patient with chest...

I'm about to graduate P-school. I've been working in the Aurora system for three'ish years (Rural Metro and Falck). I'm not particularly happy with this system, and don't really want to work there as a medic. I really like the urban EMS model of street corner posting, 12 hour shifts, etc. I'm...