Recent content by colorado207

EMT B passed at 70. Have to say, a few of those questions I thought were pretty...weird.<_<

I think that the main point here should be that the patient was (probably) obviously dead and there were many other providers around. I think that these^^ facts allowed her to have the emotional reaction at that time, rather than delaying it as she might have normally done. She is a 4 year...

I think a huge part of the problem is that older people(patients) simply do not place as much trust in younger medical workers as they do older ones. Face it, one of the last shreds of control over a bad situation for a patient might be to distrust or condescend a younger looking emt.

I'm kind of worried about this for the registry test.. the book we are currently using (2010 Prehosp Emergency Care Brady) recommends hyperventilating head injured pts. @ 20, however our instructors say that now hyperventilation is never indicated, and that in fact it can be very harmful...

amen. and how about 'read the book and truly make an effort to understand what you are reading.' period. It's not as if the book is useless, and has no real world applications. Personally I took the class very seriously...because I want to have all the information possible at my disposal when...

I think it's best to be able to take almost anything seriously, and to be able to take almost anything not seriously. I really respect the type of guy that can keep a straight face through almost anything, and one that remembers that...a lot of times.... it could be you on the other end.

ooohhh cool. yeah that is waaayyy better than simply last oral intake. (Maybe they just didn;t want a bunch of basics running around asking insignificant MOI trauma patients when was the last time they had a BM.^_^ hehe.) But yeah that is a way better use for the 'L'. Thanks!

Oh yep I know that. But there's a debate over how often the question is needed and/or useful. Other than diabetic and food allergy emergencies, the only reason I could assume that it would be a question often asked (especially in trauma Hx), is for anesthesiologist in the OR (should surgery...

maybe it's a good idea to have a good talk about meds with whomever you're working with beforehand. After reading this kind of thing, I'd almost want to make short list of things to discuss/ w co-workers w/ higher medical authority before getting into the thick w/ them. i dunno.

haha what!? :huh: I can already tell, I'm going to get addicted to this forum.

I was under the impression that last oral intake was really important for the OR... :unsure: !

I had almost the exact same question.. plus tripod-ing. I thought BVM too. my instructor reminded me that some COPD Pts are constantly cyanotic! (which I have actually seen!) I guess It's more about tidal volume and RR. (But damn! that pulse rate is pretty high!)

True. True. Pot isn't so important to me that I'd endanger my job over it...I keep some around for occasional migraines and such...I wouldn't have any trouble never touching the stuff again. I understand drug testing for medical personnel... it makes sense. It really does. But, I'm gonna have a...

Yeah.. funny though, never ceases to amaze me, why anyone would need 'narcotics', when you can go to any corner store and pick up cheap EtOH, Not only will no one think less of you for using such a blunt chemical instrument, you'll probably end up being even more popular, 'specially with the...

because, THC shows up in tests far longer than any impairment lasts. Never mind that i wasn't high, passed all the roadsides and was pulled over for 'touching the center line.' Now i have to deal with this crap years and years later, because I mouthed off to some rookie cop. I would have fought...