Recent content by nmasi

24 pages is too much to browse through, if my post has already been made, please forgive. When the school nurse goes "oh :censored::censored::censored::censored:!" who do they call? A Paramedic. How do you know that the person with the "School Nurse" pin wasnt also an EMT-B? I know...

Yes, the mouth shut comment was pertaining to extraneous talking. If you have a question, by all means ask it...the only dumb question is the one you didnt ask.

relax It's EMT-B, not med school Keep your ears open and mouth shut and try to absorb as much as you can from your teacher. Dont get caught up in the storytelling between peers, there will always be "That Guy" who has a better one...just smile and nod and remember to stay the heck away...

If they really, really needed the fluids so badly, why infuse through the IO? Why not a subclavian at the er or a femoral? Any word from the doc why they went that route? Last time I saw an IO pressure infused, it was along with Ativan and Morphine since it was very uncomfortable.

I have some insight here for you: Just because you dont have to run two miles or do pull/pushups to get hired dosnt mean you can do the job. When I first started as a paramedic, I was overweight and out of shape. Ate out every meal and never excercised. Worst move ever! When your...

Just aim the AC vent at their open mouth, problem solved. You get bonus points if they are hyperthermic and you cool them with it at the same time. Sorry, only posting funny and sarcastic posts in current months state of >100 degree days.

I find it extremely disturbing that nobody has brought up the fact that the OP obviously ignored the fact that there was the distinct posibility that the patient was in the transition to zombification and was in direct threat to his safety. That and if the police, fire and ems crews werent...

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i see openings for Medics all over the Houston area.

so you mean to tell me that everyone did not get into EMS for the money?

Ya, that was supposed to say Methodist...I was on the phone with someone talking about BT. My mistake. Flying a CVA is something that happens some of the times but not all, depends on what the circumstances are. The transport time by ground to one of those facilities from our area is...

How far is your transport time to a stroke facility? I'm in the same position as you, we fly anything critical to Hermann or Taub. I'm down in League City.