Recent content by Alas

Would you say then- "Yeah I got punched and woke up on the floor" Aox3/4 or aox4/4

A way to report a person's mentation would be: Alert and Oriented x4. You get a point for every question you answer correctly : name, place, time/date, event. This pt would probably also be a minimum gcs14. Beano I that answered my question thanks.

If someone hits their head and loses consciousness, but is now awake and oriented, are they aox3, losing one point for not remembering the event? What gcs would they then be?

Let me reword the question sorry. Let's say as a FACT this was a drug seeker. What are some reasons not to give a controlled narcotic to this patient?

Hypothetical: Drive by, pt flags you down, 30-70 yrold states 10/10 sudden onset leg pain, throbbing, constant, non radiating non traumatic. Appears in no distress. Vitals stable, hx irrelevent. Wants to go to hospital, en route says he wants morphine. Same person flags you down everyday for...

o.... cross that idea.

Anyone done it? Diaphram works all day, thought maybe it could use some rest....

San Francisco, California. Patient requests for an ambulance via 911, Engine and Private company arrives. Walks down stairs and into ambulance, gets blood pressure, blood glucose, and 4 lead. Patient feels significantly better, and signs an 'against medical advice', and walks back home. No...

HI! Testing for the CCSF Paramedic entrance exam late october. Briefly went over nremt material. Pretty knowledged and and confident for upcoming test. Are there any special subjects/curveballs that I should study in preparation for this test? Thank You! Alas

Thanks bradford and everyone else for the input. That answered it 100 percent.

Few questions on CPR that I can't seem to find anywhere on the net and forgot to ask my instructor: The AHA 2010 CPR video in which i was trained, shows rescuer 1 who is performing compressions stop while rescuer 2 gives 2 ventilations, and rescuer 1 resumes 30 compressions. I've...

According to this site: http://www.hazmatstudent.com/emt-faqs.shtml they've made it very clear this is good for california. I asked my boss and he said "it should be good" and that he'll give the county a call but never got back to me. im gonna register now and probably reply here about my...

http://www.safetyunlimited.com/online-courses/EMT-Refresher.asp looks legit. "California State approved EMT Initial / Refresher school; approved BLS/ALS Continuing Education Provider #56-0013" Already got my skills checked off. Just need 24 hours CEs. I'm gonna probably give local ems a call...

Are they valid? According to these sites, they are valid in California: http://www.emcert.com/ http://www.safetyunlimited.com/onlin...-Refresher.asp http://www.hazmatstudent.com/emt-refresher.shtml My county card exps end of Aug. Just wondering if anyone has experience, don't want to get...

Hi, I live in San Francisco California, and wanted to recertify my county license, and need 24 hours C.E. units. I've seen several sites such as: http://www.emcert.com/ http://www.safetyunlimited.com/online-courses/EMT-Refresher.asp http://www.hazmatstudent.com/emt-refresher.shtml Are...