When you put the cuff on pump it up a couple of times. Palpate just below the cuff for the brachial artery. Put the scope right on top of it. Pump up till you dont hear the beat anymore, then pump 20 mm more. Let the air out slowly and you will here the systolic crystal clear then just pay...
1. Everything in the protocols
2.Depends on where you work or vollie. Probably will need an EVOC training and also know your coverage area.
3.If you vollie right away, if you are paid depends on the agency. Wether it does 911 or just IFT
4. Many start as per diem but usually 8 hour min. shift...
Thed best advice I ever got from a college professor was to go on several practice interviews before applying for jobs I really wanted after graduation. I bombed the first two and then learned to relax.
In NY and my HazMat Technician class it was the rule of the thumb. If you put your thumb up in front of your face and could still see the incident you were to close.
Used a c-collar because we had no idea of what had happened to her. Her injury happened 3 towns away. No idea of how she got out of the veichle she was laying on the ground. Yes we probably should have used the scoop but we didnt. Except for driver they were all exhibiting signs of intoxication...
Arrived on scene to find a 30ish female. She had a fall from a veichle in another town. Family attempted to drive her home. Got as far as our district. Partner and I find her lying on the grass on the side of the road screaming in pain. Chief cmplaint a 20 on 1-10 pain scale for right hip area...