Recent content by javajunkie

Fair enough. I was not trying to armchair quarterback, just present a reason "to bother" with the traction splint, which I feel isn't used often enough.

As somebody who has had a closed mid-shaft femur fracture, there is a complication I am not happy with -- by not applying a traction splint, the patient was in significantly more pain than was necessary. With my broken-and-bulging-up femur, they chose to just splint it to the backboard because...

Zofran "Undesired Effects" I know for most people Zofran's a godsend, but keep in mind it's still a drug that can have side effects. I was given IV Zofran after surgery with morphine, and immediately started vomiting. After 24 hours on Zofran (and nothing else for 12 hours), my mother (RN)...

Okay, I've had enough accelerated-program bashing! I should start this by saying that I was a accelerated EMT-B student at Pelham Training, and I thought the program was great! I knew going into it that it would be an accelerated course, and made sure I was physically and mentally ready. It...

I'm also looking for an EMT-B job, and I've had better luck with simplyhired.com than either CareerBuilder or Monster. But, I've also done tons of research on my own, like putting together a list of every ambulance service in my state and checking websites regularly. If I have any hunch that...

I am applying for a job and one of the requirements is "ILTS provider traning" within 90 days of hire. Google doesn't seem to know what this is... Any ideas?

I just did my ride-along in Bloomington, and there are two hopspitals with ambulances. Bloomington Hospital (BHAS) has been there forever and is part of the 911-system; Monroe Hospital is brand-new and not yet a part of the 911 system (but working on it). Interestingly, when the BHAS...

That is good news! One more example of quick response time and layperson CPR helping save someone.

And just like the North Carolina article, here are more cases of altered-mental-status-equals-drunk. Good reminder to us all to not assume anything...

Well said R/r! I would like to add that HEMS operations are also well-known in the aviation industry as the most cut-throat and dirty-politics group of people, more so even than skydiving operations (which were also targeted by the NTSB last year).

I wrote this in an email describing the actual process of taking the test, and thought it might help take some of the mystery out of all that security: The testing experience itself was.. well... an experience. To say security was tight would be an understatement. I arrived, and after being...

resume question I took 100, 200, 700, and 800 as part of my Basic course. I also took 8 hours of HAZ-MAT training (Awareness level). How should I list these on my shiny new resume? Thanks!

EMT-B: 71 questions (2 repeats) / PASS :P