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Even with the end of the formal program, I hope that these company representatives will stick around or at least occasionally check their PMs if we wanted to alert them to a particular thread. It is nice to have an avenue directly to them where they can participate in our discussions (especially...

Thanks! I should have mentioned as well that I have approximately four years of PCP experience in Ontario (non-industrial) and a couple degrees if that matters.

Hey guys, I am just hoping to get some feedback to know whether what I have been offered is fair for an industrial day rate for an EMT-A in Albera. Is $350 a reasonable rate to work for a company with a good reputation? Thanks!

Certainly! This is probably one of the best papers (my emphasis added). BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that prehospital spine immobilization provides minimal benefit to penetrating trauma patients but takes valuable time, potentially delaying definitive trauma care. We...

Thanks, med51fl. That's exactly the type of blanket protocol that I was wondering about.

I agree... the literature is clear on this one. I hope that this won't prevent people in agencies that have not yet caught up from commenting though. I'm quite curious about agencies where they are still a bit behind, but I wouldn't hold that against the EMTs and paramedics themselves who are...

That's good if they will give you appropriate room for judgement. It is still interesting to hear what the letter of your protocols would require, which is exactly what I was hoping to hear about in this thread. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you both. shfd739, would a gunshot wound to the head necessitate immobilization for you then?

I am just wondering if anyone works somewhere where your protocols require you to routinely backboard and immobilize patients who have sustained penetrating trauma (e.g. shot or stabbed). I asked this on another forum and it sort of transitioned into a discussion about whether it is...

Thanks for the link. Next year should be a big year for LUCAS as we hopefully start to hear the results of these trials.

I did a bit of searching and it looks like there is a big trial underway in the UK that will finally provide the evidence we need to evaluate LUCAS's impact on outcomes. For anyone else who is interested, you can read a bit about it here...

Thanks for the response and all of the citations. I really appreciate having a Phyiso rep on here. Those studies generally addressed things like hemodynamics, ease of use, facilitating PCI, and ROSC, but not on final outcomes. I understand that prehospital cardiac arrest research is notoriously...

I am a pretty strong supporter of Physio-Control and satisfied user of the products you put out. The LP12 and 15 are wonderful devices, and the LUCAS 2 was certainly designed with paramedics in mind. Though I admit maybe not being up on the most curent reviews, last I heard the jury was still...