the 100% directionless thread

[NomadicMedic]

A PIO or a PIA? Or is there even a difference?

Not much of a difference.

 

[lightsandsirens5]

We don't have blue lights on our ambulances either. EMS/fire have red & whites and police have red & blue.

Same here. Although most fire/EMS have red/amber strictly (or at least the ability to kill all the white lights and still run the reds) because white reflects too much off of falling snow.

 

[usalsfyre]

Gig'em

 

[Achilles]

Anyone ever do a coma cocktail? I read a thread on here in regards to it but it was from 2008.

 

[Tigger]

I find it pretty funny that in a group of 353 ambulances I can easily tell which ones are from California just by having them turn on their code 3 lights.

All the AMR type 2s here in Colorado Springs must have come from California, they have that despite it not being the law here. There aren't many of them though, I think this division was the pilot for the fancy type 3s.

 

[Shishkabob]

I may or may not have given so much Fent/Versed to a patient that ceased their breathing h34r:


In all the patients I've consciously sedated, I've never had to break out the BVM, let alone at 150mcg of Fent spread out over 40+ minutes.

 

[abckidsmom]

I miss the good old days of no cell phones was much more peaceful.

I don't know how we ever survived.

 

[medic417]

I don't know how we ever survived.

You know we did though. I really think we accomplished more as well because we weren't wasting so much time with all the technology.

 

[DesertMedic66]

All the AMR type 2s here in Colorado Springs must have come from California, they have that despite it not being the law here. There aren't many of them though, I think this division was the pilot for the fancy type 3s.

Probably. They come from everywhere.

And we have some rigs here from Texas, South Carolina, Michigan, and Virginia with red and blue lights.

 

[NYMedic828]

Anyone ever do a coma cocktail? I read a thread on here in regards to it but it was from 2008.

Maybe some years ago but I don't think anyone is doing it anymore.

The coma cocktail was a measure taken back when instantaneous measuring devices like glucometry weren't as readily available.

There isn't much reason with what we now have at our disposal to give someone dextrose/Naloxone/thiamine/flumazenil etc just for the heck of it.

 

[Anjel]

Probably. They come from everywhere.

And we have some rigs here from Texas, South Carolina, Michigan, and Virginia with red and blue lights.

I have never seen a Michigan ambulance with blue lights. Ever.

Maybe it's an AMR thing. It definitely isn't regulation.

 

[lightsandsirens5]

I may or may not have given so much Fent/Versed to a patient that ceased their breathing h34r:


In all the patients I've consciously sedated, I've never had to break out the BVM, let alone at 150mcg of Fent spread out over 40+ minutes.

150 mikes over 40 minutes? And you still had problems? What did they weigh? 2 kilos?

 

[Achilles]

I have never seen a Michigan ambulance with blue lights. Ever.

Maybe it's an AMR thing. It definitely isn't regulation.

That is because of Michigan vehicular lighting code.

See # 5
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(wcxpyr3nzqyol332koedqbio))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-257-698.pdf

 

[TransportJockey]

We don't have blue lights on our ambulances either. EMS/fire have red & whites and police have red & blue.

Out here in NM my 911 agency is one of the only EMS agencies I've ever seen with red/blue. Most run red/white or red/red. LEO here is red/white or red/blue

 

[Aidey]

Dear fire medic,

On the obvious CHF pt with a BP of 230/130 if you insist on lasix before nitro and refuse to give nitro until you have a line, any complains you have about my assertiveness on scene are null and void.

 

[Anjel]

Although I was opposed to this 182 mile round trip transport at this time. All is well because I got to drive on a road called Tittabawassee and eat at iHOP

 

[DesertMedic66]

I have never seen a Michigan ambulance with blue lights. Ever.

Maybe it's an AMR thing. It definitely isn't regulation.

It's a network provider (non-AMR ambulance).

 

[NYMedic828]

Discovered that I can make protein pancakes out of almond milk and protein powder/eggs. 300 calories, 35g of protein. Delicious.

 

[Shishkabob]

150 mikes over 40 minutes? And you still had problems? What did they weigh? 2 kilos?

That's what threw me off! 130lbs. I've given more to less and had no issues....

 

[DesertMedic66]

We might be sending out 100 more ambulances for a repatriation mission. That means we will have 348 ambulances out on missions and only 5 ambulances in staging. This should be a lot of fun. 89 EMTs/Medics when home yesterday and we got 89 that flew in yesterday.

Hopefully this deployment is coming to an end soon.