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Dispatch : 419 respond code 2 XXXnursing home for a dislocated head Me: 10-9 Chief complaint Dispatch: Dislocated Head, possibly 1 day old Me: 10-4 can you get verification on chief complaint Dispatch : 10-4 will you need ALS? Me: Uhm...I'm not even sure reported chief complaint is...

I seem to remember in my last instructor update..they said even if a pulse is obtained, you should do compressions because there is a high chance it will stop after a minute or so..thereby causing reports of "we lost him a couple of times"

Stop CPR after your patient says "ouch" the second time. Compressions might become detrimental after that.

I would love to live in a world where, reasonable,informed decisions keep people from liability. I would love to think that there is no sleazy lawyer just waiting for the case that will help pay off his student loans. I wish I could say that "it doesn't happen that often" would easily...

Just because I like splitting hairs with you sometimes JPINFV, pro·fes·sion noun \prə-ˈfe-shən\ Definition of PROFESSION 1: the act of taking the vows of a religious community 2: an act of openly declaring or publicly claiming a belief, faith, or opinion : protestation 3: an avowed...

Unfortunately, I have been in a similar situation. I was new and my partner just had no respect for anything. I asked politely if the person would please remember I am on the truck also and would like to go home to my family. I told him that "I love me too much to let you drive like a maniac...

I agree with a portion of this statement. Yes, there is usually nothing going on. I have also had the lovely experience of doing clinicals on an ALS truck that was dispatched to alot of BLS calls that really didnt require an ambulance. In other words, there was nothing going on. If something...

Not to completely go off track here, but Police officers in my area don't make much more than I do and the police academy training is around 3 weeks longer than mine. So based on your nutshell assessment of the job, police arent professionals. It is a requirement to be an EMT before you can...

Good to know. I start medic school next week. 8 years as an EMT is enough to prep one for the next level I guess.:)

My apologies for not clarifying, I work for a private service that has Dialysis patients as the bread and butter, and we run emergent calls only as mutual aide to the county service or as primary emergent transport for contracted facilities. One unit could see the same patient as many as 6...

Now THAT is an intelligent debate my friends! Wish more posts would go that way.

I wish I could bypass all the canned responses and just do a narrative, but I definitely love what you do with the GCS and remarks. The little obvious things sometimes escape us.

I was looking at a PHPCR and keep seeing normal as a possible patient condition. i.e. - L/S Normal, Wheezing, Rales, etc.... or HEART Normal, murmur, irregular, Tachycardia, etc.... What is normal? If someone has been diagnosed with Alzheimers do you check normal or confused on the GCS? If...

Utilizing or not utilizing is at your discretion. I have seen your posts and you seem to be an intelligent person. You just have to say "would 12 other people say I did the right thing". Does the standard have to have evidence? Before you skewer me for that question think about it....Men...