Recent content by PrincessAnika

Here we call them crew chiefs. :) when you get hired you go through orientation then ride as a 3rd, and once your FTO (field training officer) sees that you know what you are doing they turn you loose as part of a 2person crew.

Keep it simple. "This is Joe he's 66 came in 15 minutes ago c/o severe/stabbing/crushing/intermittent chest pain that started 30 min ago while he was running, and shortness of breath. Hx of bypass surgery 3 yrs ago. BP 160/110, pulse 130, resp 24. Everything else can be written down - meds...

When you clear your intersections do it one lane of traffic at a time. Clear the closest lane, pull up, STOP, clear the next one, and so on. The extra 30seconds is worth it. L&S is code for drive stupid and pull out in front of the ambulance. ;)

PA - bls unit has 2 EMTs. Pretty self explanatory, call for a medic if needed. MICU has either 2 medics or medic and EMT. EMT does bls skills as well as assist medic in anything necessary - spike IV bag, get requested meds out of bag (no drawing up but handing boxes or vials), set up...

So, wait, they aren't going over assessments but you are expected to know them? Or just are supposed to have that section read? First I'd talk to your crew on sun. Let them know it's your first shift and you'd like to help in any way you can, would they be willing to go over litter ops and the...

mint or citrus essential oil a few drops in Vaseline for smells. for.sounds I focus on anything else and deep controlled breaths.

I don't have links to the law, its what we were taught in evoc class.

beats me, I just know its pretty much screwed if you do stop screwed if you don't. <shrug>

I have a stocked bls/first in bag - basic first aid stuff, bp cuff, face mask for CPR, no o2 (need a script for that) no to an extent yes, however, and this is why I don't label my car - in my state, if people know you are an emt and you do not offer assistance you can loose your certs, if you...

btdt. some experience is better than none. yes, lots of bandaids/blisters/cuts/scrapes. bee stings - anaphylaxis is possibility. heat related issues. cardiac possibility for older people, like grandparents visiting with grandkids. asthma. sprains. employees faking illness to get out of...

also, the more I think about this the more it should be noted, esp for the newbies, but also for those of us who forget -- it doesn't have to be stopping at the beach or getting a food or whatever. the other day we had a pt going from ECF to drs office to his residence, and while we were...

guess I should add we had the chief of operations with us on our detour - nothing we do for our pts is done without approval. ;)

I joined a transport company. :) seriously - I get to spend way more time with my pts and get to know them. we did take one pt who is bed bound to visit her father in the hospital after one of her appts.

thanks all! might have to get me some too lol

DH is SUPER hard on his boots. as in, a $70+ pair might last him 3 mo - abt 2wks longer than a $20 pr from Walmart. we don't really have the money to keep buying him new boots like this. I'd like to get him a really good pair when we get our taxes back, but I need them to last at least a year...