Recent content by medic4ever

well said There is a pathetic, power hungry, self-proclaimed trauma center that made an ambulance pull over while transporting a stab wound to the abdomen and c-spine the patient. Now they are trying to crucify a good medic who brought a large trauma patient, who he tried 4 times to put a...

sad but true Great picture! I remember doing 'final' testing for Saudi 'paramedic' students and having at least one of them use a NPA as a ETT and some used a wooden tongue blade as a laryngoscope. That was a shock. They also gave 15 LPM NC and 2 LPM NRB constantly. I also remember the...

The hospital freaked out! How does everyone feel about forgoing the use of a semi-rigid collar after multiple attempts at placement but unsuccessfull due to the patient's anatomy. In this case the patient was 'immobilized' on a backboard with 4 straps and towel rolls secured with tape. CMS...

SARC, stay away I worked in the KSA for over 16 years. During that time I did several stints with the SARC. Each and every time I left pulling my hair out. Why the glutton for punishment? The SARC is the only EMS show in town. Every time I was told 'things changed'. What a joke that was...