Ridryder911
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Not exactly true. As far as doing everything the hospital can. YES, we do both work off of ACLS. A nurse ALONE, could legally only do what we do. But, they do have the advantage of.... A DOCTOR!!!! The doc has the ability to push whatever they want in whatever dosage they want (depending on how lazy/or determined they are). That is a HUGE difference...
And, the heat pack thing? I hope thats not just precautionary!! Shoot. Here in the ghetto, we would be lucky to have heat packs on our trucks!!! And talk about really hating the "not dead till they are warm and dead" theory!! It is bum-cicle R US up here. For us its an iv bag hanging by the heater vent off a coat hangar someone brought from home... So... yea, they teach us knowledge of signs and symptoms so that we can limit possibilities in the field. And Hypothermia, I would think would be right up there with Hypoxia with the difficulty to diagnose in the field....h34r:
Is this the same service that prouds themselves on their pay? Maybe they should furnish better equipment and focus on more education than "street" lango and street medicine. Medicine is medicine.
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