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Everyone above has given you great advice. I'm finishing my 12-month RN to Paramedic program in December; it has been a long haul. I've been an ER/Trauma nurse for years, and have run volunteer EMS for over a decade as an EMT. I've learned a lot in this program, :oops: and it has humbled me at...

I've been an EMT-B and an ED/Trauma nurse for a decade, but on the ambulance, I can only practice as an EMT-B. I'm currently completing a 12-month RN to Paramedic bridge, which will enable me to run as a paramedic when I volunteer. Even though I work at a Level 1 and have run numerous calls...

The good ultrasound machines are so fragile and expensive. I don't think the probe/crystal would survive a week in the back of our ambulance. :eek:

There is no general guideline for refusals in Virginia. Every agency has its unique protocols that outline how refusals must be obtained. Example: My current agency requires a call to the Peds ER doctor for any peds refusal under the age of 5, never encountered that before. Side note from the...

Virginia OEMS also has $33 million dollars in mishandled/missing funds :mad: They canceled our annual EMS symposium, canceled all state grants, and have reneged on most reimbursements. There are going to be a lot of smaller, more rural agencies closing across the Commonwealth. VA Office EMS $33...

Why no stethoscope? Probably the cheapest, but most valuable, piece of equipment a BLS unit should carry.

Congratulations! Just keep doing some Kaplan or UWorld questions everyday until the NCLEX and you'll do great!

As charge nurse, I have to call the ME, call LifeNet, and deal with the local authorities regarding any deaths. A lot of times questions about prehospital care are simply to clarify these dealings. And then some questions are because some nurses are *****es ;)

Congratulations!! Enjoy the break and then finish strong 👨‍🎓

As the charge nurse at a busy level 2 trauma center, I can honestly state I've never held a crew longer than 15 minutes. We've been using our triage and fast track area for all EMS that isn't a trauma, MI, or critical patient. We funnel everyone there and have a designated paramedic that takes...

Got dispatched last night for an unresponsive at one of our local no-tell motels. Arrived to find one of our most frequent callers very dead. Between the ambulance and being a nurse at the local trauma hospital I've probably had hundreds of contacts with this man over the years. He has called me...

So many nurses I went to school with also had to repeat/redo a class, it happens. I love your attitude though, that is priceless! That kind of self-reflection and honesty is what I love working with, it means I can trust you. Kick *** this fall :cool:

We use it as a first med on patients with a food bolus in their throat. Works about 20% of the time, not great numbers but sure beats calling in ENT :cool:

Based on the interaction at the beginning of the video the patient was being brought in for a welfare check/mental health check. Our ED has had a few very close calls with guns/knives/SNAKES (alive!) snuck in by mental health patients. Our hospital got our security the wand-type metal detectors...

I'm scheduled for the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday morning.