So I don't usually post anything on here but I figured this one was worthy of getting others opinions.
We were called at about 2200 for a female pt suffering from a seizure. Arrived to find a 49yo female lying in bed with uncontrolled jerking and twitching of her extremities and neck. Pt was...
My fire department is in the process of going ALS non transport and as a member of the EMS committee we're trying to develop a way to secure drugs in the apparatus as well as how document when narcotics are used and wasted. I'm looking for the opinions of people already operating this way.
I was approached by my agency about putting together an ALS Resp. emergency class with and emphasis on capnography and CPAP. I want to put together a good informative PowerPoint without simply copy and pasting things from a paramedic book. I would like anyone with opinions on what to focus on...
I am attempting to take the plunge into flight medicine and was wanting to know what material is good to study for the test and any other advise people with experience might have as I go through this process.
As a newer paramedic i have what may be a dumb question. I have been on a few full arrests recently where my older paramedic partner seems to think that we are able to judge the quality of chest compressions by watching the waveform on the cardiac monitor. At first i thought that was one of...
I am a relatively new instructor and am getting ready to start teaching an EMT basic class. I am looking for advise from current instructors and students on how to set myself aside from others and get away from the current trend in my area. EMT's are being simply mass produced and taught how...