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[Sasha]

My partner is convinced medics can do a cardiac cath.

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[STXmedic]

My partner is convinced medics can do a cardiac cath.

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We can't? :unsure: oops...

 

[abckidsmom]

My partner is convinced medics can do a cardiac cath.

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Well, sure they can. It's so stinking simple, and the risks are non-existant.

I snaked out a drain. It's totally the same.

 

[usalsfyre]

Only diagnostic caths. We have to send the real stuff to a higher level of care.

 

[Sasha]

Only diagnostic caths. We have to send the real stuff to a higher level of care.

In the field?

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[medic417]

My partner is convinced medics can do a cardiac cath.

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Yes they can. Rare that it is allowed but it is allowed.

 

[Handsome Robb]

Partner hates me, I've been a total black cloud the last 3 days. 4 ILS calls and 15 ALS calls in 2 1/3 shifts. Still have 8 hours left today....

 

[Rettsani]

grrrr .... Yesterday I've got a new work pants from my leadership. And now I'm in an allergic reaction because of the color material. This looks really bad. I hate it. The pants I use not more. :huh::blink:

 

[Anjel]

Wondering if I should start reading 1 of the 5 textbooks I have for medic that starts in 2 weeks.

I feel like it could help, but my fiance is making fun of me lol

 

[bigbaldguy]

grrrr .... Yesterday I've got a new work pants from my leadership. And now I'm in an allergic reaction because of the color material. This looks really bad. I hate it. The pants I use not more. :huh::blink:

Maybe if you run them through the washer 3 or 4 times it would help? I've heard some people can be allergic to the scotch guard stuff that some of the fancy pants are treated with.

 

[fast65]

Partner hates me, I've been a total black cloud the last 3 days. 4 ILS calls and 15 ALS calls in 2 1/3 shifts. Still have 8 hours left today....

Come be my partner, I'm super bored today :/

 

[Rettsani]

Wondering if I should start reading 1 of the 5 textbooks I have for medic that starts in 2 weeks.

I feel like it could help, but my fiance is making fun of me lol

It may help against the nervousness. But it makes no learning effect.

 

[Rettsani]

Maybe if you run them through the washer 3 or 4 times it would help? I've heard some people can be allergic to the scotch guard stuff that some of the fancy pants are treated with.

That's right.
I have it now 3 times washed and disinfected. And I hope it happens not again on Tuesday.

I am now taking pills for the allergic reaction. Prednisolone, fexofenadine and Zolim .. I think it's good again tomorrow. Unfortunately I suffer from neurodermatitis, psoriasis and urticaria. Since I never know what happens tomorrow. But I can make good life even if it annoys me from time to time. I'm born with it, and as long as I can work with it, it is I do not care. ^_^

 

[rmabrey]

I agree that Paramedics are normally not needed but I do not feel it is appropriate for an under educated dispatcher or emt on scene to determine whether Paramedic is needed or not. Allow the Paramedic to make quick assessment then downgrade to basic if not needed.

That wouldn't work in our system where they charge $1000 more for ALS assessment. If you call 911 for tooth ache and say your having trouble speaking between words, you just bought yourself ALS assessment with a basic transporting.

Many EMT's despite our brief education have enough knowledge and common sense to determine if someone needs ALS

 

[STXmedic]

But it makes no learning effect.

I disagree completely. Reading beforehand, I find, is very beneficial in learning and retaining information. (for me at least...)

 

[usalsfyre]

In the field?

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That was a joke lol. There used to be a proliferation of "diagnostic" cath labs that would
1.Perform a cath
2.Realize there was significant blockage
3.Panic
4.Send the still knocked out patient, usually on an ungodly number of infusions, to the local big hospital to get actually fixed.

When you ended up on one of these transports it was inevitably a fuster cluck.

 

[Rettsani]

I disagree completely. Reading beforehand, I find, is very beneficial in learning and retaining information. (for me at least...)

Hhm ...
I think because everyone is different. There are some, it brings something and others, it brings nothing.

 

[rmabrey]

My partner called in the last two shifts, and has an FTO for the next two. Looks like I'm sup partner again

 

[Sasha]

Apparently I dropped weight, my underware slid down off my butt and was creeping down my legs in my pants for our last call which was a decent ER call. Not fun.

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[JPINFV]

So your pants were trying to reach 3rd base?