Our department along with our neighboring counties are paying a regional sum of $15,000 to a single Physician to act as our "regional" physicians advisor. Not too bad considering our PA visits each agency at least quarterly to personally review QA and talk with his agency personnel.
In my opinion, it would be best to use two different ambulances for transport. Patients are entitled to personal privacy. If it was me, if I am paying full price for the transport, you better dedicate that rig to me and only me. Our agency had a patient dispute their ambulance bill because the...
Roadside BAC done to 24 y.o. female after two vehicle Rollover/MVA (walking and talking mind you) BAC - 0.71
Lowest on scene BGL (walking/talking (slurred speech but understandable) BGL - 24
Is this type of insurance necessary if a provider uses the best personal judgement and provides the best medical care, and treatment according to laws/protocols? Shouldn't the best care and proper documentation be enough to defend one self in a courtroom? Not trying to be an a-h*le but really...
Just give it a shot. You'll only find out if you try. On the other hand, I do agree if your record is recent and as it seems repetitive, you will have a nightmare looking for a service to hire you. A guy around here got his certification and became a full time EMT a year after being convicted...
Just take it easy and retake ASAP! Dial back the studying just a notch as well, if you just failed cardio is it necessary to flood your brain with everything? You'll do fine, you know the answers.. don't over think the question and use your instinctive answer and try not to debate too long on...
Although ALS in this situation would be considered, an EMTB has all the capabilities of running this patient without ALS interecept. On our agency, there have been many calls in which a chest pain patient has been treated and transported with only EMTB care and no ALS intercept.. of course some...
Well if I was put in your shoes, I, as a healthcare professional, would contact the appropriate authorities, such as a state level agency and report the situation and your concern for possible neglect. Your information would be just as credible as anyone elses and I would not be bothered to do...
My agency covered all the costs associated with my classes (excl. NREMT examination $70) with a commitment to the service. Although for an exact price, it came out to about $2500 +/- (For EMT-B and IV Class)
Well me and another friend were recently hired for a local agency and he is already trying to argue the emtb scope of practice in Colorado saying that a basic can do anything as long as medical control or medical director allows it. A supervisor is trying to explain his view but this guy insists...