Recent content by jedirye

I got into EMS because the wait for a decent R.N. program was too long. Albeit not the greatest of reasons, but a reason nonetheless. I ended up falling in love with EMS, finishing basic, medic, and the AS in EMS. I just fairly recently quit my job to go to nursing school full time, knowing that...

ResTech, I received the point of this poist and appreciate the clarification. A pity I had sifted through all the replies, it wasted time though was midly entertaining... lol. -rye

Go for it. You get what you put into it. People will say it is a shortcut, I disagree though that is only me. I am currently attending one and am finishing up the first short summer semester. -rye

Pre-req's for this bridge included: A/P I/II with labs, Microcomputer Apps, Psychology, Microbiology/lab, and Science of Human Nutrition. Co-req's include: English Comp, Ethics, and Life span development (which I've completed already). I anticipated people would be against it, though not sure...

Hey all, Figured I'd start a thread around here about those Paramedic to RN bridge programs you frequently hear about. There is one at my local community college; they have it every other year. I chose to apply this year (not only because I had the pre-req's done already) but due to the fact...

Typically when you have a failed intubation and realize this, you need to still oxygenate your pt via BVM. It would be difficult to create a mask seal with a tube sticking out of their nose or mouth still.

My medic final was pass/fail- you're out. That's a whole year's worth of work. Sure, you could repeat that last semester (and we did have one person in our class that failed from last year) but considering it's a full year later, was it more helpful or harmful? Oh well. -rye

I come from a service where it's a medic and an EMT- that's it. This "pit crew" concept will be helpful for services that roll with fire departments and have several people on scene to assign jobs to beforehand, etc. Article located Here Excerpt: While the CIRC study is a trial...

I would say a wrap with turkey, pepperoni, and maybe some spicy sausage :rolleyes: lolz, I know lame...

Anyone else?

Once again, credit to Dr. Dubin.

Dispatched as N/V with abdominal pain. 42 Y/W/F pt sitting on toilet (seat down, thank God) actively vomiting into trash bucket. Pt states that she's been vomiting for two days straight, almost to the point of dry heaving. Blood glucose elevated to 300mg/dL, no hx of diabetes. VS as stated...

Curious what you guys think. I can divulge more information a bit later, just curious to see what you guys are thinking at this point without any clues (ie. signs/symptoms).

I am familiar with the diagnostic significance, however how a reverse 12-lead is executed is what I was questioning as I have read several different methods.

Hello all, I've got a couple of questions regarding the reverse 12-lead. I understand the implications, however, I am a bit unfamiliar with exactly how it is executed. A recent article I read (located here) states to move v5 and v6 to lead placement v3r and v4r. "The right ventricle can be...