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Thank you for clearing that up for me I really appreciate it.

Protocols state exactly what I said but maximum effort to prevent arrest. I need more specification. If new partner messed up it makes me nervous for what's in store when we get that bad picu/nicu. He may of had an off day and made an honest mistake or he could have just been reckless and didn't...

Dnr in maryland has two options Dnr-a is maximum efforts to prevent arrest Dnr-b is comfort care This is where my confusion comes in. I'm not an als provider so I honestly don't know what new partner was taught in class in terms of acls and dnrs. I wasn't aware of the dnr until we got to...

I got a new partner last week after a year and a half working on a bls truck I'm now driving als in private ambo. We had a pt dnr-a (we are in maryland) new onset of seizures with multiple medical problems. New partner put the pt on the monitor on the way to the hospital and hollered for me to...

I want to take emtt. Im currently a basic I start emt I in august I'm wondering if its best to just wait until after I take my I class. I couldn't find on the tems website the difference between taking the tactial course as a b vs an als provider

In private ambulance? No we mainly run sprinter vans where I work they are designed to take the beating we put on them. I personally don't care for the ford type vans but I don't see a reason for them to be outlawed. The box unit we have is top heavy actually I don't think I've been in a unit...

I would have just found the charge nurse and asked nicely to see the chart. Fighting is never a good idea. It makes you look unprofessional and sometimes as nice as it feels to tell someone they are stupid they just call your boss and complain. I've ran into this problem with a hospital here...

Sleep as suggested make an ambo fort Clean aggravate the hell out of my dispatcher (its an on going dislike-dislike relationship between us he runs me hard when we have calls even though I don't mind I still make sure to sing showtunes at the top of my lungs or rearrange his desk) hang out...

The way transcare does things is just as they told you. Apply online and they call who is interested they keep applications on file for a good while here in md. They have called me twice just can't offer me better than what im making at the current outfit I work for.

Eh thats kind of tough but I would say yes as long as they have their abc's and are alert and oriented. Im thinking about along the lines if you went to a rape call. Ive been raped and I didnt want a man to touch me again for a very long time so I would not want a male ems provider/doctor/nurse...

happy birthday!!

I feel a bit better today knowing that its normal. My husband came home because when I freaked I told him to get here now screw what his command said and we were going to the ER then I called him back 5 minutes later with she is fine and Im sorry he made me feel crappy afterwards though saying...

I agree with this. I also have to say that you should get a copy of your local protocols everytime they are updated. It scares the crap out of me that at my squad no one ems side had a clue where the protocols were I had to ask a rescue member. Yes they are huge and its alot of reading to do but...

I also agree with bossy. I would never ever take a gun on an ambo. I would fear of it accidently discharging shooting myself, a pt, bystander or my partner. I am not good with handguns anyway now give me a m14 and I will do some damage lol

We were told in my class just to put a bandage over it, the hospital will irrigate. Not to mention with iodine some people are allergic to it and I would not want to use on someone who didnt know they were or someone who was not able to tell us and create another emergency