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pulse OX is not an Emt skill in the Emt scope in LACo
Thats because LAcO medics can barely do pulse ox without base orders...
Sounds sketchy.
So apparently in LA county, EMTs are just cot lifters and ambulance drivers?
Seems amazing to me that they are trusted so little that they arent permitted to use a pulse oximeter. I guess thats life in the big city.
Where I live ALS is a good 45 minutes away when you call 911, so EMT basics and even first responders by necessity are given a little more leeway.
We can use pulse ox its in our scope but county fire doesnt trust us unless you been running with them for a long time and they personally know you. But for the most part we are county fire slaves.
Just like we don't usually trust the vitals Fire gives us here unless we are friends with them.
Just like we don't usually trust the vitals Fire gives us here unless we are friends with them.
They aren't our slaves though.
I beg to differ. I do belive that emts are fires slaves. They tell us what to do lol. We get minimal respect even amr for example some fire medics wont trust a medic working for amr to run the show or do the als stuff. La county has all als and bls around the neck with a belt.