I'll definitely do some reading. just for info on the call, we got there very quickly and patient was reported as gurgling when called in. 47 y/o male. no pulse, no breathing upon arrival. monitor showed v-fib. CPR, intubated, and shocked 6 times. converted to PEA with rate around 30/min...
So, I ran my first code last night. Patient was tubed by a medic and I assisted with compressions and ventilations. He was hooked up to the LP12 for capnography. I believe the C02 reading should ideally be kept around 35mmHg. Just to double check, higher levels mean faster ventilations and...
I've done Shasta twice before, but never quite made it to the top. Topped out a little above Shastina on the West Face route last year, but we came up with a variety of excuses to turn around.
Lassen sounds like fun though, maybe next summer. I'm on the east coast for school, so I'm...
Sweet, hopefully there's still some snow on Mt. Shasta for me to climb on when I come home July 3rd.
Too bad about people getting stuck in it though...
Interesting findings from my old stomping grounds:
http://www.diabetes.ucsf.edu/index.php?section_id=312&
http://www.jci.org/articles/view/30077/version/1
my $.02.
I bought a cardiology iii from a graduating med student who upgraded today for $25. I received a classic ii s.e. for christmas. And I bought and Adscope used for $35. My reviews of each are basically exactly what everyone else says:
Adscope - solid scope, hears good, no...
I might have missed this somewhere, but do they give you any sort of evaluation on your results? I passed, but I'd like to know what areas needed work. This was the NREMT-B exam.
got verified today. turns out the program coordinator couldn't figure out the website and didn't care to ask anyone. hard to believe he's never done it before. :rolleyes: