Medic744
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I searched the threads and didnt find what I was looking for so here it goes. We just got back to the station from a CP that we had to mutual aid over to another city for. Unfortunately they have 5 trucks (all out on calls) except for one that was a BLS truck. It took us 14 min to get there and on arrival the EMT Bs had already gotten vitals and went ahead and hooked the patient up to their 3 lead. My question to my partner when it was all said and done is how he felt about having the BLS be able to run a 12 lead prior to our arrival so that we at least have a baseline EKG to compare with. We both agreed that it would not be a bad thing. Even if they can't read it, it would be nice to have to compare to mine. I realize there are a few hurdles in that dept, but like with my patient today she literally had at least one of everything we have ever learned to look for at least once during transport (ST depression, PVCs, PACs, Sinus Tach, Sinus Brady). And it would just have been nice to get there and have one to compare to mine and the one at the hospital. So I guess what I want to know is how others feel about allowing EMT Bs to at least run the EKG for us before we arrive on scene.