Recent content by DFW333

Yeah, but when applied to otherwise healthy adults living under bridges who call just to get a ride across town because the hospital they want to go to is in the neighborhood they want to be in, it seems rather insulting. Ive seen it used for that purpose actually, because, believe it or not...

My favorite entry is "Failure To Thrive" under impressions.

Im not sure if it's specific to each agency or not, but in ours if you go to OBJECTIVE > TRAUMA > WEAPON TYPE you can select "Bazooka" Not really sure why that is in a list, while something more common such as a Morphine Allergy isnt.

Zoll E-PCR has so many problems I dont know where to begin. Our service is in the process of looking for a new program to switch to.

I always had my riders do written PCRs. And I did one to. Why not? It's just one more form. Write "EMT Student" across the top of his, clip em together and turn them both in. Then they take their pink copy for proof of the patient contact required by the school. As for services that dont...

Practice assessing as many normal, healthy people as you can. Always listen to lung sounds on all patients if possible. Those will help improve your assessment skills in real life, so why not start doing it at the beginning in EMT school?

Glad to hear they got the bleeding controlled. I hope he's doing better and will be able to keep the leg.

Ok they really need to come up with a better way to tell the nurses how to administer meds on the patient's medication list. The directions "Nitroglycerin, PRN for Chest Pain, Give Up To 3" is kinda vague. Ran a call on a patient at a NH who complained of CP, nurse told us she gave him two...

Elegance is easy when its a way of life.

In most instances there is a HUGE difference. Speaking strictly to the scenario at hand, it does not appear there is in this case.

Oh I see what you're doing. Taking it to the absolute extreme and saying basics have no knowledge whatsoever. Here is the bottom line I was making with my original response because you clearly do not understand it: IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE USE IT. IF YOU HAVE A PARTNER WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE...

Again, in a BLS only service why does it matter if you know what the information means? Tell the hospital (Im assuming there's only one in the area in the case in question) what the patient has, what the patient's history is, and let them make the decision what's going on. If you're going to...

In a BLS only service like the one in question there are NO differences in treatment options and tools. BLS means EVERYONE is limited to BLS all the way around. What is the medic going to have on him that will enable him to assess the patient any better that he can use without exceeding...

So your EMT-Bs are not able to listen to lung sounds, palpate for tenderness, obtain a pulse rate, or review history? When it comes to examining patients the EMT can do everything the medic can except interpret the EKG.

Im kinda confused as how he can pull the rank card in a BLS only service. What good is paramedic training if you cant do ALS interventions? Tell him you're both Basics and he's driving. Sounds like he's just an uneducated bully. Im kinda curious as to why this guy had to flee to another state...