Recent content by Akulahawk

About the Zoll vent... I understand why you wanted to get it. I use it at one of my current jobs. There's a few things about it that can be a little clunky to do but once you figure it out, they're pretty decent little vents.

Most of the stuff I've seen about dual sequential defibrillation has been regarding serial defibrillations, immediately one then the other. This is different than dual simultaneous defibrillation. From what I've read, both approaches work. The idea is to depolarize as much of the myocardium as...

What I bolded is the crux of the problem. You don't understand. We can surmise this by the questions you've been asking. Along with what others have posted, here's yet another reason why you do your own assessments and gather what information you can: Doctors and Nurses at the HOSPITAL might...

Like the others, I would suggest that the NREMT just wants a CPR course that is geared toward a professional responder/healthcare provider. The AHA and ARC both have such a course, as do others. HCP courses from nearly any provider will generally follow the AHA or ARC HCP course standards so as...

I've been randomly audited by the State for my California Paramedic license. No big deal. It was basically a "we're checking to be sure you're compliant... so submit all your CE certs this year." So I did and got renewed on time. When I renew my license, I have all my certs ready to upload just...

Are you referring to the provider or the patient doing a sit & scoot? Also, the equipment you have on hand may also dictate the method by which the patient is extricated.

Well, according to Google, it appears that site, if not the entire company, is closed. It was apparently at 3530 Breakwater Ct in Hayward. There is another listing for "United Ambulance Services" in San Rafael, which is in Marin County. I don't know, and can't tell from Google, if that business...

OP: Because of the repetitive nature of you asking the same basic thing, and you have been given answers multiple times, I am closing this thread.

After a long night at work, I think I should consider implementing a "code Dragon" for the express purpose of alerting all staff when a significant number of us are tired and draggin... Then again, maybe that might not be a good idea as management might get a little upset at us…

This is where you have to start thinking about your patient, their complaint, and what's relevant to their situation. If you're going to mark something as "not assessed" you should have something in your narrative that explains why you didn't assess that. If you're marking "no abnormalities"...

None of us are going to answer your questions. Much the substance of your questions can be answered by finding out what each of those medications do and how they work. This may well be a very deep rabbit hole for you and may require additional learning to understand what you find along the way...

At my transport gig, we use Zoll monitors. So far, I haven't seen many failures and these are the reusable sensors. At my ED job, we have a Phillips monitor system and we've seen a number of cable-related failures. The sensors we use are disposable. The sensors themselves rarely are bad. It's...

As to the possibility of a radio strap or a mic cord or stethoscope being used against you as a weapon, yes it is possible. You DO need to be aware of this possibility and be ready to counter that threat should it occur. We don't need to be paranoid about it and we don't need to be...

And the rest of us are ever so grateful.

Your radio cord can very much be used to harm you. You must be as aware of that fact as you would be of your radio strap being able to be used against you.