Recent content by Jersey

Absolutely. I also find that system culture has a ton to do with the effectiveness of their providers. I can show you two organizations with similar run stats, similar management, similar pay and VAST differences in provider attitude towards clinical care. The systems that push their...

Does anyone else have any protocol for pericardialcentesis on ALL working traumatic arrests?

Well Houston FD also uses the 10 week patch factory.... I'm one of the biggest proponents of increasing education standards, all I'm saying is that this thread is not the place to discuss it.

Ah, I knew someone was going to say it. I completely agree with you that the education system needs to be revamped. However, that has been discussed extensively on other threads. I think it might be a little unfair to suggest that forward thinking systems simply want more toys. In fact, all of...

For instance, please post research links if you have them. Here's one to start off with: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/409729

Dr. Parasite, Everything I mentioned is in use around the country, I did not pull it from thin air. I'm looking for an informed, rather than condescending, conversation about different field treatment protocols. A program in North Carolina has been using Advanced Care Paramedics to...

Hey All, I was curious, and wanted to start one thread in one place, as to what "progressive" (purposefully left vague) ideas your agency or an agency you've heard of is using. For example: Advanced Care Paramedics capable of providing "non traditional" services such as suturing...

Please do not start speculating and passing judgement. Initial reports have been widly varied and inaccurate. Please refrain from judging the crews actions less than four hours after his death.

I'll post the information when it becomes available through the official channels, I don't want to jump the gun. However, lets please keep from speculating.

Hey Guys, This is my neighboring department and it appears to have been a combination of an assault and a medical event. I will provide updates as soon as I get them and any information about how to help. Please stay safe and maintain constant suspicion. Once again, stay safe.

We're conducting a study, and was just curious to get a little bit of an informal discussion going here along these lines: What treatments/interventions do you perform on scene? Specifically, Initiate an IV line Place the patient on a 3 lead ECG Initiate a 12 lead ECG Administer...

indeed.

The TEEX 10 week course was at one point being taught by a paramedic with less than 1.5 years since he got his card and less than half a year of experience as a paramedic. From what I hear, he's still there.

haha I did! I'm second year.

Oh goodness. I'm associated with an ivy league medical school, and I promise it's not a dangerous place. 99% of medical schools also do NOT have meaningful block clinical time the first year. Also the physician and PA are very different animals, lets not stir up that debate! haha BLS to...