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Hey all, We have been learning about Acute Coronary Syndrome and treatment and I'm not 100% clear on how to differentiate the typical signs and symptoms of ACS VS Pleuritic VS Muscular pain. While I understand that the symptoms can not always signify a certain route of diagnosis and that...

Can't say it does much to promote the the profession however it did make me laugh a tiny bit. D5fX2s_lqS0 Sorry if this has been already posted

So on the verge of the release of the new 2010 Guidelines soon, what do you think ILCOR is going to change? I know the common throught is moving to CCR. Is the ARC likely to adopt the changes (specifically if CCR is adopted) in December or do you reckon they will change to follow ILCOR...

So I have heard from a few sources that Fentanyl (specifically Intranasal Administration which can be given to what is equivalent to an EMT-I with our EMT-P equivalents being allowed to give it IV) is very ineffective and that most are reluctant to use it. I have also heard from other sources...

"A poorly trained British lifeguard stopped performing CPR on a dying teenager because she thought she had saved her life, according to reports." Source Sad that something likes this happened. Just wandering what some people think, especially people from the UK who know the resuscitation...

I'm hearing conflicting things about the single degree paramedics courses at Vic Uni and Monash. I'm a bit confused and not really sure which Uni I want to go to as some people tell me VU is better and at the moment and some tell me Monash is better. I have been told that Vic Uni is more hands...

Not sure where to post this but I need some tips on triage. What are the most vital things when establishing who need needs priority, especially when dealing with multiple casualties 3+ with few personnel trained to help. Thanks HSC

Read More Now I have been taught (need some confirmation) that in Sudden Cardiac Arrest, the odds of surviving are 30% if CPR, Defibs and ALS occur very early. Since defibrillators are not available on the street as far as I know (and we are not talking about a stadium or an airport), the...

So I was on my first shift with a responder team at an AFL match. It started off with a lady coming in to Etihad Comms (Etihad is the name of a stadium). with something in her eye, flushed it with water and it turned out to be mascara :sad:. Then assigned on to a response team at a first aid...

Been training with St John Ambulance as a cadet to provide first aid a local and major (including sporting) events and we were discussing and training for Anaphylactic shock. So someone told us a story. They was at a sporting event where the wife runs into the first aid room screaming help my...

I'm in the process of joining St John Ambulance (provide first aid at events) to prepare for a quite probable career as a paramedic. I was wondering if anyone had some tips for how else I could or should prepare. At the moment all I have is a Level 2 first aid course but there are some topics...