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    USA Drive along help needed

    Hi everyone! I need some help! My dad and me would like to go to the US to do some drive alongs with an ambulance service. My dad once did that in the early 90's at the former EMS service in New York. Now it's my turn:p, he want's to come along though. Now, we would like to do this somewhere...
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    Ems around the globe

    Hi to all fellow collegues all over the world. Thought it would be fun to start a thread. All over the world there are different EMS systems.. In the USA there's the emt-B/paramedic system, here in belgium poorly trained ambulance-personnel with ALS back up from a medical team (ER doc + Nurse...
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    Ambu cardio pump

    Are there emt's that use are used an Ambu cardio pump while doing CPR? This week I found a cardio pump at my home, actually I knew whe had that but never asked something about it... Whe I asked my dad he sad they used to use it and they actually had pretty good results with it, but one way...
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    Beta-blockers and diabetes

    I'm having an exam next week of cardiology and a possible question is why diabetes used to be a contra-indication for using Bèta-blockers. Are there medics or RN's that can help me? I think that was because of possible weight-gain, but I'm not sure.. Thanks allready Grtz Thom
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    Greets from Belgium!

    Hey Let me introduce myself.. I just found this forum today thanks to google:).. I'm a 20year old nursing student (2nd year, out of 3) and I work as an EMT (my dad owns a private ambulance service, we perform emergency (911 calls actually 100 or 112 in Belgium), and non-emergency calls...
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