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She was treated for dystonia and given 50mg of diphenhydramine which caused the twitching to subside very quickly and the back pain to calm. When I asked the ER doc what her thoughts were she said it was dystonia caused by the Haldol she had been on for years. I asked if it was a rare side...

So I don't usually post anything on here but I figured this one was worthy of getting others opinions. We were called at about 2200 for a female pt suffering from a seizure. Arrived to find a 49yo female lying in bed with uncontrolled jerking and twitching of her extremities and neck. Pt was...

Is there a benefit to the FP-C vs. CCP-C? My goal is to fly however if I decide to work for critical care ground transport agency first would the honor FP-C?

I'm in the application process of the CCP course at Creighton University. I'm looking for any advice at all before I tackle this program.

My fire department is in the process of going ALS non transport and as a member of the EMS committee we're trying to develop a way to secure drugs in the apparatus as well as how document when narcotics are used and wasted. I'm looking for the opinions of people already operating this way.

ill definitely look into that. Thank you

I was approached by my agency about putting together an ALS Resp. emergency class with and emphasis on capnography and CPAP. I want to put together a good informative PowerPoint without simply copy and pasting things from a paramedic book. I would like anyone with opinions on what to focus on...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would see the puck as somewhat of a liability issue. If the family is standing near by and is constantly hearing the machine correct the way your performing compressions it could cause you issues down the road. We use Philips MRX and it has the puck capability...

I've been a paramedic for almost 4 years in, what I would consider, a fairly busy EMS system. My end goal is flying however, right now I just want to learn as much as I can.

Do you happen to know how many people they let in and how many usually apply?

I looked up the program at Creighton. Is it worth exploring as an option or would you recommend a course to actually attend?

I am attempting to take the plunge into flight medicine and was wanting to know what material is good to study for the test and any other advise people with experience might have as I go through this process.

As a newer paramedic i have what may be a dumb question. I have been on a few full arrests recently where my older paramedic partner seems to think that we are able to judge the quality of chest compressions by watching the waveform on the cardiac monitor. At first i thought that was one of...

140.... thought i was going to puke... passed!!!! NREMT-P

I am a relatively new instructor and am getting ready to start teaching an EMT basic class. I am looking for advise from current instructors and students on how to set myself aside from others and get away from the current trend in my area. EMT's are being simply mass produced and taught how...