Recent content by kjacksonemti

Well, we do in fact drive ambulances. It's not all we do, but we'd be pretty useless if we didn't.

Not on the radio, but... Clinical Director: "And new in this protocol update, we're adding nitrous oxide for chest pain." Medic 1: "Nitrous? Hhhmmmmmm." Medic 2: "Whippits? Awesome!" Medic 3: "Hehehehehe... Cool." Clinical Director: "Even newer in this protocol update, nitrous...

I'm on the fence with this one. I spent 18 years as an EMT-I and I can't tell you how many paramedics I've seen disregard simple EMT skills at their patient's peril. I still refer to myself as an EMT-P because I believe that to disconnect ourselves from our basics is to invite disaster.

NREMT-P, 80 questions on the nose. Passed. At 65 questions it went screwy, though. The test started churning out a bunch of questions that were pretty far out there. I remember one about exopthalmia. I got it just fine, though. Sorry, Pearson Vue. Looks like you'll all have to make your...

Provided there's no packaging or anything else that absolutely has to be done on scene, I get one set of vitals and I'm out. IVs I try to do en route if it looks like an easy stick. Our minimum transport time here is half an hour and I don't like blowing any unnecessary time on scene playing...