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I'm having conflicting issues. I understand that having a sudden CO2 spike is supposed to indicate ROSC, but I have worked SO many codes that their CO2 will remain anywhere from 20-50 and be in complete asystole. What is going on here?

Has anyone ever heard of this item? Apparently they are very expensive but I want to know why. Are they rare? My wife was just given one but a friend who paid $20 for it and didn't want it.

Couldn't find a topic for mistakes made, but here's my story for today. We got a call for a 58 y/o female c/c SOB. We get on scene and shes on 2L via NC R/R about 40. But she's acting like a million bucks, just winded. So we get her into the truck and I notice she has a left BKA. No big deal...

A few weeks ago I got to do CPR for the first time on a patient. Everything went real good, until the next day. Just sitting around the station, my right elbow started killing me. I decided to tough it out but it wouldn't go away. I finally went to the doc and they took some X-Rays and found...

I know it's easy and I know a bunch of folks who have cleared it, but for some reason I just can't shake the nerves. I start EMT-B classes on Jan. 19th, and I just have this fear of shaking a dummy and screaming "are you ok" at a lifeless being!:rolleyes: Any suggestions?