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    HEMS providers working in ED/Hospital

    If someone took a HEMS job knowing that they would be expected to work elsewhere on their downtime, then of course that’s totally fair. But assuming that working in the unit or ED is something that a flight nurse is being made to do that wasn’t part of the original understanding of their job...
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    Can't find anywhere else to ask this..

    I'm sorry for your loss. "Esophageal rupture" can mean several things. A description of large amounts of blood could indicate rupture of swollen veins in the esophagus, called varices. This is usually the result of long-standing chronic health problems that might not be outwardly visible. The...
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    Grad Degrees

    Using the best available evidence is important when developing protocols and procedures and system elements, but not everything of value can be objectively measured in a way that results in what we call "evidence". We can't directly measure the impact of increasing professional skills such as...
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    Schedule ideas/suggestions

    We did that for a while at one of the HEMS programs I worked with quite a few years ago. We were salaried so our paychecks were the same every time. It was pretty awesome. They eventually tired of paying us for hours not worked and we went to a more complicated schedule that included both 24's...
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    And the jury is back

    Come on, really? This take is only ever used to argue that an individual or group of individuals shouldn't be held accountable for their actions. Sorry, but in this day of body cams and cell phone cameras and Youtube channels where attorneys and former cops break these videos down, you have to...
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    And the jury is back

    I don't know that I would call this a medication error per se. Technically, I'm sure it could be classified as such, but the term "error" implies that an unintentional mistake was made in the process of selecting, calculating, and administering the medication. I don't think that is what happened...
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    And the jury is back

    No they did not, and that was a completely inappropriate action for which the paramedics deserve to be punished. However, the ketamine administration never would have happened had the cops not unnecessarily escalated an interaction with a citizen who was harming no one and breaking no laws. It...
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    And the jury is back

    What an unfortunate and interesting case. Nothing like deploying a perfect storm of callous, overly aggressive, poorly trained, and poorly disciplined public safety "professionals" to protect their city from an unarmed 140# young man from dancing as he walked home. At least someone involved in...
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    IBSC

    That's interesting. This is my original CFP certificate. No mention of the BCCTPC. I'm pretty sure that none of us had ever heard of the BCCTPC until they changed the name of the credential from CFP to FPC, which IIRC was a year or two after I was first certified.
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    the 100% directionless thread

    I don't think it's fair to say that a person is bigoted just because they take a side or view a conflict from a certain perspective, and I don't think anyone has indicated in any way that they think Palestinian lives are worth less than Israeli lives. Peace hasn't existed in that region for...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    Is the Ruger Mini 14 legal in NYS? Personally, that would be my first choice for a dedicated home-defense firearm if I couldn't have an AR. Uses the same cartridge as most AR's (5.56 NATO / .223, though you can also get it in 7.62x39 or .300BLK) and even if limited to a 10-round magazine, you'll...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    AR-15 hands down. They are surprisingly easy to learn to shoot well and very versatile and very effective. Shotguns are great, but an AR gives you much more ammo capacity and much less recoil and arguably takes less training to learn to shoot well. Handguns clearly have their place but require...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    That is a really nice example. The nice ones have gotten really hard to find, at least for a decent price.
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    How One Man Converted an Ambulance into a Tailgate Vehicle Masterpiece

    That is actually pretty awesome.
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    Can we talk about these ketamine doses

    What do you give with the ketamine for RSI?
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