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You are working on a non-transport capable paramedic intercept vehicle and are dispatched along with the local volunteer BLS service for a 38 year-old male in seizures. You arrive on scene to find the patient awake and alert, but lacking orientation to time and place. Repetitive statements and...

Looking for information if anybody has any. I.E. call volume, staffing, general information on day-to-day operations, salary, etc.

I'm officially a Nationally Registered Paramedic!!

Pretty neat story from a local newspaper... http://dailyitem.com/0100_news/x1369563882/Paramedic-has-heart-attack-but-partner-saves-his-life

We're covering acid-base balance in school and according to my book (Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice) the only way to confirm a patient's pH level is arterial blood gas studies, which are, quote, "only available in the hospital setting". However, a co-worker of mine mentioned this...

Well... here goes nothing!

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/12/40_years_worth_of_thanks/?page=1

Just heard a story last night about two medics who were involved in an MVA on the way back from a call... they called in reports on themselves to the hospital. :P Probably one of those "you had to be there" moments, but I figured I would give it a shot.

We get dispatched last night for SOB/near syncope. Arrive on scene, patient is an approx. 75 yo male. No chief complaint. Completely asymptomatic. So we walk him out to the ambulance. While the medic is getting a PMH, I start taking vitals. BP = 128/50. I take the patient's pulse. His...

Sorry, I couldn't think of a more creative title. Anyhoo, I'm EMTinNEPA, or Dan. Whichever you prefer. I'm an EMT-B in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I work on an ALS truck, work a second job on a BLS truck, and volunteer with yet another BLS truck. I'm also an EMS advisor for the local...