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Yeah that makes sense. In hindsight I should have waited for the cops to arrive and ask dispatch if they received a call for the incident. At least now I know what I should do if the situation arises again.

To answer what I was doing : yes, it was to receive supplies from somewhere right outside our boundary lines. So it's not like I was miles away, but close by. I didn't notify or call 911 because the bystanders had already done that and PD was on their way. They did not want an ambulance so only...

Well I guess there's nothing I can really do about it now. That's something to learn for the future. I'm fairly new so I've never been in a situation like that before.

Yes it was in the same state. I am in a volunteer department so I'm not sure if it is different than a paid provider. I definitely stopped but the people didn't seem like they needed any help but I didn't wait for PD to arrive.

Yeah I stopped but didn't provide any care . It didn't look like anyone needed any care and they said that help was already on the way

I noticed a minor MVA out of my departments response area. I was in the ambulance driving but I was the only one in the bus. I stopped and asked if everyone was ok and told them I was out of my district. They said that was fine and they already called 911. It didn't look like anyone was hurt...

A few times I've seen the police put psych holds on patients who were depressed and off their meds and didn't want to go to the closest hospital so is that essentially transporting against their will?

Can the police force a patient to go to the hospital? There have been multiple times the police come to handcuff the patient when they don't cooperate. When they do this, are we obligated to transport or can the pt still RMA?

I am also a volunteer so in my state that also protects me even more?

How often does this happen? Also, would the whole crew be under question or just the EMT "in charge" of the call?

I had an overdose recently which involved a minor. The parent had no clue whatsoever about the kids use of drugs and met us at the hospital. Is it ok if we told the parent what happened or does this violate some sort of confidentiality law?

Wouldn't a first time diabetic present with signs of hyperglycemia? Can't you become hypoglycemic if you just don't eat?

No I had a patient like this. Bgl was in the 40s, near syncope

If a patient is a nondiabetic and is exhibiting signs of hypoglycemia, can you give oral glucose?

They said they have been delayed and sent it out this week. So hopefully I should have it by next week.

They were closed today. Will call tomorrow

Do you know how long they will take to send him a new one? I hope not another 4-6 weeks

It's an address. I'm guessing it was lost then. I hope they can send it quickly because I need that license

Did you do on site scoring? I have that temporary license from the site and is good for 60 days, so maybe they are waiting until that period is over (which is coming up quickly)

I took my exam August 18th and have still not received results in the mail. Does anyone know what's going on?