Recent content by johnrsemt

At my part-time job, we had a 75-mile response a few weeks ago, 50 miles is normal. So in regards to this, who cares.

A coworker now used to work in Southern CA 15 years ago. He says he misses having to call the hospital for every patient, and to get permission to do everything. Can't believe CA hasn't changed much in 50 plus years

I had a nurse do that in the hospital last year, when my BP dropped and freaked them out (80/40 resting down to 60/30). She started a new site and didn't flush the line, It felt weird going in, and I saw why just as the last 2 or 3 inches of air went it, I yelled and she started swearing, but...

The county did screw up, but so did the employees for not checking their pay. I always check my pay, catch mistakes early, they get fixed early Somewhere there is a federal law that states that pay errors have to be paid over 78 pay periods (or 156 if you are paid weekly), but if there is...

you can be a nurse with an Associates Degree (ASN) or even a certificate (LPN)

Welcome and good luck with your career

Glad it was dismissed. We have issues at both my jobs, calling OLMC isn't always an option, 50% (sometimes more) of our coverage area isn't covered by cell phone or radios. So calling OLMC for things can be tough; basically we get told by the company (and state) to do what needs to be done...

For bad trauma patients we still strip (usually with trauma shears) pretty close to naked; because some injuries don't bleed alot and don't bleed through pants all the time. Found a open femur fracture a few weeks ago after an ATV crash, that had no blood on outside of pants. But you cut fast...

When I worked in Indianapolis a Basic asked our medical director during a class why Basics weren't allowed do more: there were 5 Basics in the class that day. The Medical Director asked them what they could do for Cardiac type chest pain patients and it 4 of the 5 couldn't write down all the...

PRN is part time but on your schedule (when you want to). I have worked in EMS for 27 years now, and never done mouth to mouth on a patient, and I have worked over 200 cardiac arrests Doing CPR varies, a friend was a medic for 22 years, and his 1st CPR patient was also my 1st CPR patient...

To answer your post; Jobs are plentiful across the country. PT job pays $200 for basics, (PRN), A-EMT $275 and medic is $350 a day. They hire a lot of people with no or little experience and train them well. Of course our transports are 130 miles or more every time. getting on fire...

Co-worker at my PT job was a cross country trucker, he enjoys EMS more

Everyone who gets an IV from me, gets a BGL from it, or a finger stick. Everyone who seems altered in any way, including possible CVA gets a BGL. I have cured at least 3 CVA's (people with every symptom we can check) by giving the patient Oral Glucose, D 50 or D10. When I can't figure out...

We don't do (and I have never worked somewhere that does) RSI, so 1st question I have is: Roc a controlled medication? Is it kept the same place as Ketamine? The flight crews I work with Roc is in a separate pouch than the narcotics (which is where Ketamine is kept. She gave it...

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