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  1. TheGodfather

    Flight/CCT jobs that do not require >3 years?

    Hey everyone.. Does anyone know of a flight service that does not require 3 years paramedic experience and/or a CC ground service that is hiring (that pays halfway decent?) I'd be willing to relocate literally ANYWHERE in the world for a flight job (rotor or fixed).. I've recently became...
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    Coagulation Cascade Animation (Johns Hopkins)

    Came across this today. It was put together by some of the physicians at Johns Hopkins. I found it to be a pretty awesome review tool; a lot better than those still diagrams we all know and love :x http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hematology/coagulation.swf enjoy!
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    To ECG or not to ECG (opinion thread)

    I recently got in trouble for performing [what I feel is] good standard patient care on a patient I had recently. I'll give the scenario(1), my interventions(2), and what my agency's argument against me was (3) ***note: don't get too hung up on the nitty gritty of the patient care/status/etc...
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    15-lead transmission

    For those of you that perform 15-lead EKGs for suspected right/posterior MI (or possible extension of confirmed MI) how do you go about transmitting it to your receiving hospitals? Is there a way to change the names of V4, V5, & V6 to V4R, V8, & V9 before transmitting? What I have been...
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    Capnography with Ketoacidosis

    I just thought I'd share something with you all that I discovered while working yesterday. My guess is the guru's out there know this, but it took me by surprise so I thought I'd share. Before I begin, a little about me: Whenever I have patients with "legitimate" respiratory distress/compromise...
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    UMBC vs. Iowa Critical Care Paramedic courses

    I'm flirting with the idea of taking a Critical Care Course here pretty soon, and, with me being in SC, my options are extremely limited. The only local Critical Care program to me is the one developed in the University of Iowa. I am not familiar with that program. How does that compare to the...
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    New here - Be prepared!

    What's up everyone. I'm new to posting, but I've poked my head here and there for a while now. Anyway, a little about myself: I'm a 21-year-old Paramedic. I've worked ALS for about 2 years now. I work full-time at a career fire dept with a career path hopefully ending in flight. BLS, ACLS...
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