Recent content by med109

We are a very rural dept.(300 calls a year) so it is preferred that we call in.

Having some refusal issues in my dept. and was hoping for some opinions. 1.Do you write refusals for everything you don't transport? Like a lift assist or where they hit their button on accident. What are the "rules" for what gets a report and what don't? 2. What about auto accidents? You...

Cost isn't an issue at all. The other poster implied that calling a locksmith would be cheaper than destroying it, At this point IF I could get a locksmith to come, it probably wouldn't be any cheaper than forcing my way into the cabinet. SO I came here to see if there were any better ideas than...

Thanks for the oh so valueable piece of advice, I DID call MANY lock smiths. About half of them didn't answer, nor have they returned my call. The ones who did answer, wouldn't come this far on a Saturday. I have to wonder how much it would cost for a lock smith to come (after hours emergency)...

I should add, once you enter the code, you turn the handle to open. This handle keeps turning! You can turn it all the way around the the original position. It does this if you turn the knob right or left!

Im not trolling, and I am serious. I am the manager, and this is our only rig. It looks like this is the lock http://www.kaba-ilco.com/kaba-access-control/Products/Product-Selector-Find-the-Right-Lock/Simplex-Mechanical-Pushbutton-Locks/292904/simplex-9600.html. No update, the cabinet is...

We keep our narcs, 12 and 14 gauge needles, and IO gun inside the rig in a locked cabinet. When you enter the back of the rig from the side door, immediately to the right is where we keep the heart monitor and larger gear bags, above that is a locked cabinet that flips up to open. It is locked...

I know this has been talked about, alot. I did a couple searches and read through the responces. I noticed a few things... 1. "we just started using ____, I will let you know how it goes" 2. " we are switching over to _____, I will let you know" 3. The responces are over a year old in most...

This discussion reminds me of a very stubborn patient I had once. 80's year old female c/o trouble breathing. No significant medical history, no COPD, no home O2, no meds. Answers all questions correctly, she is actually very with it, she is having trouble breathing however. 2-3 word dyspnea...

according to my protocols...give Atropine 0.5 and get ready to pace. Monitor that airway as it can go south real quick, I would go ahead with high flow O2, I would want another blood sugar.

I took the scenario to mean the patient asked the neighbor to call 911 cause the patient felt she had slurred speech. I can't think of anything different I would do that hasn't been posted. Are any of her meds new (like the Dr started or changed them recently)? I would grab her glucose...

A flutter is one of the answers that was popping up. While I realize flutter isn't always going to be "sawtooth", I have a really hard time seeing those as anything but P waves. Is there a reason you see flutter?

Saw this on Paramedics on Facebook. Lots of interesting answers. I thought I would see what everyone here says. No patient information, the poster said he said it was "this" and the Dr did not agree. The poster has yet to mention what him or the Dr thought the ryhthm to be. This is a link to...

Our department has never had a daily checklist for the rigs. This has caused us many issues in the past and I think it is important to have one in place. I am trying to get a checklist made, but would like to find a template to go off of. I did a search on here and found a couple things that...

Can you elaborate on this a little bit? I am in Colorado, and want to make sure I am understanding it all correctly. I am NREMT-I, if I decide NOT to transition to paramedic, I will remain a intermediate in Colorado but will drop to EMT-A, is this correct? I also work with a...