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    Verified Vendor Program ends

    Even with the end of the formal program, I hope that these company representatives will stick around or at least occasionally check their PMs if we wanted to alert them to a particular thread. It is nice to have an avenue directly to them where they can participate in our discussions (especially...
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    Alberta EMT-A Industrial Day Rate

    Thanks! I should have mentioned as well that I have approximately four years of PCP experience in Ontario (non-industrial) and a couple degrees if that matters.
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    Alberta EMT-A Industrial Day Rate

    Hey guys, I am just hoping to get some feedback to know whether what I have been offered is fair for an industrial day rate for an EMT-A in Albera. Is $350 a reasonable rate to work for a company with a good reputation? Thanks!
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    Which services require spinal immobilization for penetrating trauma?

    Certainly! This is probably one of the best papers (my emphasis added). BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that prehospital spine immobilization provides minimal benefit to penetrating trauma patients but takes valuable time, potentially delaying definitive trauma care. We...
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    Which services require spinal immobilization for penetrating trauma?

    Thanks, med51fl. That's exactly the type of blanket protocol that I was wondering about.
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    Which services require spinal immobilization for penetrating trauma?

    I agree... the literature is clear on this one. I hope that this won't prevent people in agencies that have not yet caught up from commenting though. I'm quite curious about agencies where they are still a bit behind, but I wouldn't hold that against the EMTs and paramedics themselves who are...
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    Which services require spinal immobilization for penetrating trauma?

    That's good if they will give you appropriate room for judgement. It is still interesting to hear what the letter of your protocols would require, which is exactly what I was hoping to hear about in this thread. Thanks for sharing.
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    Which services require spinal immobilization for penetrating trauma?

    Thank you both. shfd739, would a gunshot wound to the head necessitate immobilization for you then?
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    Which services require spinal immobilization for penetrating trauma?

    I am just wondering if anyone works somewhere where your protocols require you to routinely backboard and immobilize patients who have sustained penetrating trauma (e.g. shot or stabbed). I asked this on another forum and it sort of transitioned into a discussion about whether it is...
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    LUCAS 2 Ad: "improve patient's chance for a successful outcome"

    Thanks for the link. Next year should be a big year for LUCAS as we hopefully start to hear the results of these trials.
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    LUCAS 2 Ad: "improve patient's chance for a successful outcome"

    I did a bit of searching and it looks like there is a big trial underway in the UK that will finally provide the evidence we need to evaluate LUCAS's impact on outcomes. For anyone else who is interested, you can read a bit about it here...
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    LUCAS 2 Ad: "improve patient's chance for a successful outcome"

    Thanks for the response and all of the citations. I really appreciate having a Phyiso rep on here. Those studies generally addressed things like hemodynamics, ease of use, facilitating PCI, and ROSC, but not on final outcomes. I understand that prehospital cardiac arrest research is notoriously...
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    LUCAS 2 Ad: "improve patient's chance for a successful outcome"

    I am a pretty strong supporter of Physio-Control and satisfied user of the products you put out. The LP12 and 15 are wonderful devices, and the LUCAS 2 was certainly designed with paramedics in mind. Though I admit maybe not being up on the most curent reviews, last I heard the jury was still...
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    Will it get better?

    Regardless of what you decide, do not walk away in the middle of the shift. Professionalism is obviously important to you, so even if you choose to go, be sure that you go out in a professional way.
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    Who is involved in developing new devices?

    It is great that we've got a Physio rep here so I figured I would ask something that I've always wondered about but that I've never been able to find out much about. Physio products have always impressed me, with the LP15 so nicely touching up the very few shortcomings of the LP12 (which I still...
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    Should this have blown up the way it did?

    I think he needs to spend more time reading and less time giving interviews so that he can stop perpetuating the myth of the "golden hour"...
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    US Paramedic to Queensland Paramedic

    If you're just looking to get to Australia, I would suggest looking at WA. I believe that they are still recruiting foreign paramedics fairly actively.
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    EMR course progress

    What do you mean by saying that you missed that the patient was going into shock? At the EMR level, the treatment of trauma should be fairly standard (likely backboard and rapid transport along maybe with some bleed management and probably supplemental O2). Was it just that there were...
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    EMR course progress

    Sorry to hear about the trouble. Trauma scenarios should be fairly straightforward. Do you care to share some details with us and maybe we can offer suggestions?
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    Delete American paramedics.

    Why not just make paramedicine a real profession through education, which will lead to empowerment of paramedics?
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