Recent content by gfblanco

Took it today at 10 am. I was taken by surprise when it ended really abruptly at question 68 I believe. First thought was "I don't remember any of the questions I just answered..." By about 10:45 I was out of there and thinking I had COMPLETELY bombed the test, then I get home and sit in...

Well, I'm not allowed to do any IVs, not to mention that as a BLS provider, we wouldn't even have that in the truck. We are taught that if the pt loses consciousness, we have to get ALS.

Hmm. This would be a Trauma Alert pt because of the height he fell from and lower extremity paralysis. I would put him on a long spine board with c-spine consideration. Also, I would be sure to mark up to where he is paralyzed and make sure to remember to document that it was like that before...

As a BLS I would go ahead and determine him ALS. Expose and do a rapid trauma assessment, with spinal consideration. Put him on a backboard as this is a Load and Go situation. In the back I would recheck his LOC and ABCs, get a set of vitals and if ALS is not there yet, perhaps plan an...

I would have definitely have asked a PD officer to get the driver and focused on getting the pt I was working with packaged and transported.