Recent content by GAmedik34

In Columbus you have CARE ambulance that does basic through paramedic courses. Medic class last around 16 months. It is a private class so pay is expected up front or payment plans are taken to. Columbus Fire and EMS does a medic course as well, around 14 months are is private pay unless your on...

EMT B you get an 18 in the left AC and as you are drawing your labs the pt has an episode of urinary incontinance before passing out. you start to smell acetone on the breath that you did not notice before. Vasovagal syncope

usually see it once a week, never turns out good

doc asked while we were rolling into trauma bay why I didn't apply traction. after I saw x rays sure glad I didn't. +1 to trauma surgeon didn't take long before he was heading to OR

no I was not mocking the pt me and my partner were dumbfounded his mom said that to him, that's what made it funny afterwards realizing what had happened.... never going to make fun of our find pleasure from someone elses injury.... I even stayed with him till the doc was able to remove the bullet.

28 y/o male with gsw to lower back, stable condition. taking him to the truck he starts calling out mama! mama replies, boy stop whining like a little :censored::censored::censored::censored::censored:! :rofl:

all that and some more... thats why I did not apply traction, obviously doc didnt agree

high speed mvc, driver unrepsonsive, rightward gaze. upon extrication (after dash was removed off his waist) pt responds by screaming and grabbed towards left leg, and once again goes unresponsive. obvious femur fracture, possible l hip fracture, possible dislocated knee, distal pulses intact...

How about Lifepak 12? V-tach, Flutter etc...

I've heard and have been told about 20 different joule settings, does anyone have an updated list of joules for sync cardioverting? For all rhythms that is