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I've seen lots of people advocate for increased education for paramedics, and as a student myself, I can't agree more. (I'm a nerd, I'm always sad when the lab/lectures are over, heh) My program is OK (though the CC it's done through is sooo bureaucratic. I already have my 4-year Bachelor's, but...

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/19517549/detail.html My question is- in the article, a person from the coroner's office says, "He said that fire and medical personnel have equipment available for handling patients up to 1,000 pounds and that moving obese individuals is not all that rare...

Baby dead after parents ignored medical advice. Sometimes I hate people.:angry: Though- I had no idea eczema could get that bad. I get it pretty severe during the winter, but I'm never complaining about it again!

My parents are really into natural health, and unfortunately tend to believe anything that says, "The FDA doesn't want you to know about this!" The latest fad is apparently taking high concentrations of Hydrogen Peroxide to get "more oxygen" in the system. No matter how many times I tell them...

In my class, we only practiced medical assessment scenarios for cardiac, respiratory, altered mental status, and allergic reaction. How would the other scenarios play out? You're supposed to give an intervention, but what would the "intervention" be in a behavioral emergency? OB? My practical...

I hope this is the correct forum for this... I'm looking for news articles about gang-violence or shootings in a hospital. I keep seeing articles about how "staff fear gang-violence and repercussions when a victim is brought into the ER", but no actual news events. I'd like to show some...

Sooo, I'm just finishing up my EMT-B classes, and I'm going to be applying to the fall 2009 Paramedic program at my school. They allow people in based on a "point" system, and since I don't have any experience working with a volunteer department I'm missing a big chunk of points that most of my...

Maybe if the nifty t-shirts, decals, bumper stickers, and baseball caps with which EMS workers decorate themselves and their vehicles were spelled correctly the public would have a more positive image of the profession. Just sayin'. (Seriously, I've been looking around at various emergency...

I'm currently an EMT-B student, and I live in an area that is, to put it mildly, very crunchy. As in, I'm sure there are more midwives and herbalists in town than actual doctors. If I end up working in the area, or in an area like this, are there any "natural cures" that I should be familiar...