God I am such a wanker/super noobie.

[para82frame]

:blush:I bought an ALS pocket field guide so I can know what my paramedic partner is saying and doing.

 

[Airwaygoddess]

Naw.......

Bless your heart, that is not being a whacker, that is just wanting to learn more!! Welcome to the tribe!

 

[el Murpharino]

:blush:I bought an ALS pocket field guide so I can know what my paramedic partner is saying and doing.

To be honest, I use the back part of it where it lists out the prescription meds and what they're for more than anything else in that guide. They're handy at times.

 

[Scout]

me hopes you forgot the H h34r:


something to read is never a bad thing. I'm sure you will pull something usefull out of it

 

[KEVD18]

theres nothign wrong with having a field guide.

theres nothing wrong with having a field guide for the level above you, provided that you dont use it as justification to practice outside your scope.

if, after a call, you research the pathophysiology of the patients issue, all you're doing is increasing your knowledge base. nobody will ever fault you for wanting to know more of the why behind your job.

but you have to keep it in reason. dont be one of those guys that memorizes a few pages of text and then proceedes to try to "talk the talk" as it were.

field guides can be beneficial for that reason. when they shouldnt be used is in the middle of a call. you really need to know your protocols and algorithms cold before getting into a situation. that being said, if you're in the back of the bus with a patient circling the drain, if you're well and truly out of ideas, theres nothing wrong with checking your cheat sheet to make sure you dint miss anything. calling olmc is a better move and should be done first, but a punt is a punt. in my area, it takes roughly 60sec to get the doc on the radio. you could do both at the same time.

N.B. i just said it, but some things are worth repeating ad nauseum. nothing, and i repeat nothing, should replace knowledge and intimate understanding of your protocols and algorithms.

 

[wxduff]

You could have done much worse... You could have bought 5 pairs of scissors and other crap for your pants...

 

[KEVD18]

You could have done much worse... You could have bought 5 pairs of scissors and other crap for your pants...

as long as you only wear one pair at a time, there nothing wrong with variety....

 

[JJR512]

as long as you only wear one pair at a time, there nothing wrong with variety....

No, no, no, you need two: Trauma and Bandage. And don't forget the Kelley clamps/forceps.

(And yes, I've just described myself! h34r: )

 

[KEVD18]

last i checked, trauma shears cut bandages just fine.

and i know we've been down this road before, but there is no good reason for a kelly clamp prehospital.

 

[LAnel1]

as long as you only wear one pair at a time, there nothing wrong with variety....

HAHAHA! cute. some one owns a collection... don't we?

 

[KEVD18]

at the moment, i might be able to dig a up one pair, but no promises.

but a few years ago, yeah i had six or seven pairs. they're cheap enough and i like to mix it up. but i only wore one pair at a time....

 

[sabbymedic]

Never hurts to know what your Medic partner is talking about it helps him or her with their job. Plus the more you read and learn the better your assesments get in my opinion.

 

[Sasha]

last i checked, trauma shears cut bandages just fine.

and i know we've been down this road before, but there is no good reason for a kelly clamp prehospital.

But they sure look cool in your pants!

 

[Sasha]

at the moment, i might be able to dig a up one pair, but no promises.

but a few years ago, yeah i had six or seven pairs. they're cheap enough and i like to mix it up. but i only wore one pair at a time....

I like mine to match my pen light, which I change on a regular basis! Must coordinate dontcha know.

 

[JJR512]

last i checked, trauma shears cut bandages just fine.

and i know we've been down this road before, but there is no good reason for a kelly clamp prehospital.

I disagree. Just the other day, after washing my hands after patient contact, I noticed I had a nose hair protruding from my right nostril. I didn't have any tweezers with me, and both shears were too large to insert into my nasal cavity. But with the kelly clamp, I was able to get a good grip on it, and yank.

 

[boingo]

Kelly's and surgical tubing make great tourniquets.

 

[BossyCow]

Kelly's and surgical tubing make great tourniquets.

Hmm so do you keep a roll of surgical tubing on your belt?

 

[Flight-LP]

But they sure look cool in your pants!

God if I had a nickel for every time I've heard that one!

 

[boingo]

Hmm so do you keep a roll of surgical tubing on your belt?

Ahh...no. :lol: I do however keep pre cut surgical tubing and kelly's in my bag.

 

[WiFi_Cowgirl]

I carry these in my work coat; Emergencia, Emergency Translation Manual; Rapid Rescue Spanish; Rapid ACLS; EMS Basic Field Guide and EMS ALS Field Guide. The more things you can look up, the better, in my opinion. I also carry a small protocol booket and a write in the rain pad, because you can clean them with alcohol pads and reuse it.