Recent content by ChrisV

Did it right. Job well done. Screw the lousy medic, what he should have said was "thank you". A great Basic is far better than a mediocre Medic.

After spending the time and money to go through the course I would advise to take the test. Basically all you are providing is first aid and anybody can do that, as long as your not negligent you will be covered under good Samaritan laws. If you want protocols and medical direction and the...

Just do your best and what's in the best interest of the patient and you'll be fine.

Gross is a matter of perception. Scoop shoveling the patient from the train tracks to the body bag sucks. Prolapsed rectums look and sound extremely painful. A week of decomposition in 90-100 degrees renders the corpse unrecognizable and mostly liquid. Really, really stinks when they...

much agreed!!!

Never tried this approach as protocol didn't allow it. Frankly it seems like an excellent idea. Had a patient with a compound fracture, that I was blessed to witness said fracturing event, have an allergy to morphine (Fentynal was backordered) which was the only pharmaceutical available at the...