ff's should touch patients, thats why the US is moving towards fire-based ems, because its just better that way. we can extricate, decontaminate, and do ems at the same time. and fyi most medic mills are nremt accredited, if you can read a protocol book and do the skills then you are a good medic in my book. we have doctors for dx and stuff.
Plenty of areas manage to use a private or 3rd service without the world ending. Plenty of other FDs manage to pretend to do EMS to keep their budgets.
If all you can do is read a protocol book and do the skills you are a trained monkey, not a medic. Until you realize that yes, we do diagnose you should hold off on medic school.
i had high-flow o2 and trendelenburg, so i was correcting it, thx.
High flow O2 fixes "hypotension"? How? Also, Trendelenburg has also been proven to be useless, as the body compensates for the change in position rather quickly.
for the record i did the king after i gave it a spin with a normal et tube (fire medic let me). he told me to take it out and try the king even though it was a good esophageol intubation (his words, not mine). even basics can do this als stuff its no big deal, as long as you have a medic watching you and you want the best for your pateints.
This is seriously scary. Especially because there is no such thing as a "good esophageal intubation"
cant do it in cali. i may start ivs and other stuff but scope of practice is serious, i don't screw around with it.
Oh, Ok, I get it. It is ok to do IVs outside of your scope, but not a blood sugar. How did you decide to draw the line there?
you know what, forget it. all i wanted was answers as to why my pt passed out and you guys freaked. i'll talk about this call with a medic some other time.
I wouldn't mention it to anyone you know in person if you want to keep your job. We all "freaked" because you were negligent, stepped out of your scope and you don't seem to understand why it is a big deal.
