Recent content by Medexpresso

thank you airwaygoddes!!!! love it! and emt-student, let me tell you I envy you! there are NO doughnut shops, dunkin or otherwise, anywhere near here! the closest is like 20 miles away and I'm only 7 miles from the city! don't get me wrong, I need a doughnut like the fat lady, but it would be...

keep the inquiries coming! i love chatting about it...weird....i know...it's just coffee!

mikie - I'm not trying to be mean either but eXpresso is also an accepted term in the coffee world meaning "fast coffee" maybe you could consider it "americanized" kind of term? plus i thought it would be appropriate for my username...you folks here are observant! nice! thanks for all the warm...

it's funny you mention that airwaygoddess! my co-workers at starbucks say STAT all the time while we are working i.e.."I need that venti mocha frapuccino STAT" and they asked me if people in the medical field really say STAT! just for sake of keeping it alive I told them we only say it on...

sorry! if i said no i'd be lying! it's so much fun to work there, a nice break from full time EMS...to be honest it took me two years to get used to their coffee, now i'm hooked! love my co-workers they are a good time!

just trying to be helpful, I've seen it in happen, I'm not saying it happens in a bad way it just happens....just something to consider as you enter paramedic school, as paramedics know it can be overwhelming what you have to cram into your head in a short period of time...most overcome it though

most recent AHA guidelines recommend 30:2 for healthcare providers, stop compressions for breaths, watch chest rise and fall, etc...start compressions again...of course it doesn't go that smoothly on a real arrest in the field! ha!

I waited about three years after working on the trucks as an EMT-B before going to Paramedic school. I'm glad I did because even fresh out of Paramedic school it took me a while to be comfortable and confident with the whole concept. Sometimes, and I'm guilty of this myself, a lot of Paramedics...

A few years ago we had a minor 2 vehicle MVA on a major highway going into the city. I walked up the burm to a female sitting in a vehicle in the driver side, I was on the passenger side. I stuck my head in the passenger side window an began to ask "Maam, are you..." only to be distracted by the...

Pennsylvania just recently put into our state protocols that if an EMT-B is certified in CPAP for BLS they may perform the skill...any thoughts? anyone else out there use CPAP and what do you think about it?

Pennsylvania is moving in the direction of getting rid of the ET tube all together. medical directors are pushing for the use of the Combitube and/or a King Airway, just slam it down and pick the lumen that ventilates and bam there you go. we also us an IO drill as opposed to manual IO... it...

nitro first...? what do your local or state protocols say? that's the safest way to go...

Hello everyone! I'm new to this type of thing so hang in there with me! I've really liked the discussions I've read on this website and wanted to join in on the fun. I've been a paramedic in PA about 5 years now, and I'm always willing to learn something new and hear other paramedic and EMT's...