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You don't give Nathan to known heroin od arrests? Or dextrose when they are hypoglycemic? I feel like you probably do.

What? I can get an IV in just as easily and quickly as an IO. Often times quicker. And they flow much better/quicker. So I am confused as to what you are talking about. While epi hasn't been proven to change much, your forgetting every other potential cardiac arrest drug (depending on...

I wouldn't be too worried about the speeding ticket, but I can see the reckless driving being a problem with getting insurance to cover you.

We both wear one. But one monitors ems, one monitors pd.

How many of you try IV access before going straight to an IO? Because you assume it will be difficult to obtain IV access due to cardiac arrest, obesity, etc. Be honest. Because I hear a lot medics talk about how frequently they do IOs on cardiac arrests. Out of the 6 or 7 cardiac arrests I...

Well logically, it makes sense. For someone without a pulse, who is receiving cpr, which do you think is going to perfuse better? An EJ which is close to their core? Or a tibial io? When doing good CPR are you more likely to feel a carotid pulse or a pedal pulse? In all honesty, I feel most...

From what I know from friends (both on afd and on falck) you have very limited protocols. You won't be intubating anyone, and a lot of interventions are call ins. AFD has medical control, but they often hand it over to falck unless it's a call they are interested in running. If you want the...

That's the first time I have ever heard someone say that in a serious manner. Ever.

I was talking to a falck medic in the psl lounge last week....apparently intubation is still off the table, they use igel for everything...and AFD still rules all.

Drunk mom neglected to give her diabetic 10 year old his insulin for the past few days due to being a bit too festive instead of a parent. Kept trying to throw herself on top of him while we were loading him up. Informed us there is no way he is in DKA and "it must be new asthma since he's...

Ask the mother is patient is acting normally, and if not, how does the patient normally act. Most 9 month olds have some degree of stranger anxiety, so be suspicious if that's absent. You're best bet is to ask the people who know him best - the parents. Monitor vitals. Pulse, bp...

I'm back for the time being. You're all thrilled, I know.

I work very casually for AMR boulder but used to be FT there for along time. You should change your name, BTW

I used to work in boulder FT but just work that job very PT now. Good system. We have a pretty close relationship with both fire and police, which helps. Extremely laid back which has its pros and cons.

Why did you get fired?

PD on scene - "there's two parties trees by a moose" Dispatch - "yeah it's that time of year again." PD- "it looks angry" Fire "Establishing Angry moose command"

That's where all the missing lidocaine jelly went......

We have new shift bids every 4 months. I was with the same guy for a long time, but I wanted to change hours and work with my friend, so now I'm on a female/female bus. I'm a creature of habit (I like having the same partner/hours every week) so it works out well. And don't sleep with...

Why would you respond to a lift assist at 3am off duty?

Depends on what your state allows EMT's to do. For instance, here in CO, you would need anIV cert to even have a chance at getting a job, and your EKG cert would be preferable.