Recent content by Mercuris

I have that book, and HATE IT. While it seems to be the book of choice for most paramedic programs, it doesn't go well enough in depth, contradicts itself, and is so dumbed down that it's kind of insulting to EMS in general. I think the biggest problem that you're having now is that you aren't...

There seems to be this ego in the EMS world, that one should be impervious to all of the gross things that one runs into in this line of work. Well, let me tell you that there is always something that each one of us find disgusting or creepy. I know medics that have been doing this for over...

Okay fair enough, it's very possible that have not been updated on the propellant base of Atrovent, thanks for pointing this out.

I know a number a Alaska EMS students have come to Tulsa for their EMS internships. When I've asked them why they would come all of that way to Oklahoma. They would usually say the same thing. " In Alaska there are not enough calls/participating services to finish in a timely manner." While I am...

EMSA by protocol currently uses Albuterol/Atrovent stacks as their front line drug. While effective, Albuterol is a beta II antagonist, and therefore increases HR. Atrovent as we all know is a derivetive of peanuts of which a lot of people are allergic to. And, the only experience I have with...