Recent content by Deganveran

Well equal tidal volume means that both lungs are bilatterally equal, correct? It means there isn't a flailed chest or neumothuorax. This is for the ABC's of initial assessment, later on in BELLSRP I take baseline vitals where I would take someones pulse with my hand on their hand and their hand...

During skills testing for my EMR cert I told my proctor that I was going to observe chest rise and fall for ten seconds in order to determine rate, effort and equal tidal volume. She asked me if I was sure that was how one found ETV. I said yes. A minute later as I continue on with my assessment...

Congradualations! Glad you got the job.

In CERT-LA we are trained specifically for MCI's. Our focus is earthquakes and, to a lesser extent, fires. As we expect the big one to come next year LA county is making government employee's get CERT'd before next year (according to my CERT trainer). As it was said, at CERT level three you need...

For Los Angeles EMR cirriculum DCAP-BTLS is a mandatory skill. What do you mean I should do OPQRST for every chief complaint? What if its insignificant trauma (low grade abrasions, sprained ankle, etc)?

Deformiies/Drainage Contusions Abrasions Punctures/Penetrations Burns Tenderness Lacerations Swelling Instability Crepitus Thanks a lot countryemt-bgurl, that was what I was thinking till some misinformation made me doubt myself.

I finished CERT-LA training about two months ago. Definately helpful but, as many have mentioned, CPR is omitted. Maybe because when you start CPR you are not allowed to stop until you are A) exhausted or B) The patient is biologically dead for a few minutes. I was the youngest by a long shot in...

I've been studying for a week for my EMR class and I thought I had everything down but now I am confused by some of the youtube vids I have been seeing and I want to be sure I am doing things right. For Trauma: Do you still do SAMPLE and OPQRST? For Medical: Do you still do DCAP-BTLS...