Recent content by 7887firemedic

And this was a dialysis pt, recieved 2 hours before staff called ems. Should have put that in my title, oops

No transmitting capabilities, wish we could though. Anxious and unable to describe. Couldnt tell me anything besides he didnt feel right. Red flag to me! Dialysis staff reported episodes of confusion and not acting normal. Yep, caught my attention quickly plus pt was hypertensive and...

Best I could get, others were trash

Obviously there is lvh, but when measured from the j point i came up with 4mm elevation. Will lvh show that much elevation?

Had me suspicious, silent mi? Early repolarization????

Just pack on the muscle, size isnt that important for ems, fire is hard period, im 6'0 240# and have a hard enough time as do people even bigger than me. With that being said it is at times better to be smaller ie gaining access to smaller areas or confined spaces. At my size and in turnout gear...

After the blanket detroit event, commisioner austin stated all charges against jeff were dropped. He also said things would not have progressed that far had he known about it

Personally I found it to be more disturbing years ago, seeing horrible things and having no feeling at all..........

A Paramedic

Detroit EMS operates completly seperate from Detroit Fire, also Fire does not do any type of EMS or pt care except for lift assists for EMS

Worked there for years: Yes you get shot at, i had two trucks shot in 3 years. Yes anything of any worth will be stolen. You will end up fighting at least once a shift. People have been executed on stretchers, in hospitals etc... It was common to just be driving and find a shot up car full of...

Good for you,that is so awesome!! I look up to the Drs on here and always try to read thier posts. No sarcasm meant.

Yep, not that difficult, and obviously better for everyone than calling ems or a ed visit everytime the pt needs suctioned Probably, although its quite frequent with services that cover nursing homes and take pts on wait and return dr appts. I have dealt with some horrible trach conditions...

Thanks! Haha originally I didnt include gender, missed that when I read the op.