Recent content by rforsythe

Agreed. There will be a bunch of people in the room far more qualified than you (assuming you're not delivering on the side of the road - it's not like all us dads weren't thinking about that possibility), and at that moment you have an important responsibility -- to be a dad to your kid, and a...

He had originally threatened "other people" and himself. IMO that makes him at minimum still a suicide risk, possibly one of those types that will leap from the back of the rig at 60mph or do something else stupid. Worst case he could injure or kill the EMT in the back in the process. I'd...

I use it actively in my non-EMS life, however not at all in this world. Just no EMS contacts that I know on it.

Blame the doc. ^_^

Thanks for all the input so far everyone. I agree learning in a class vs expecting them to fully utilize it right off are two different things, however I think there is also value in them learning it young - it helps plant the seed for why you need to know it, a couple years down the line they...

I'm curious what you all think about how young a child could be to learn CPR. My current line of thinking is pretty young; even if they're just too small physically to do compressions, they could at least assist with breathing, or even the counting/timing and knowing what it's for if they're...

Consult HHS's site for actual wording if you're curious: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/06_AreYouaCoveredEntity.asp and http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/06_AreYouaCoveredEntity.asp (grab the PDF from that page) The HIPAA privacy rule only applies to covered entities, which means in some...

That's what I needed to know. Thanks!

Just wondering how the EPC and PEPP courses compare? I am taking an EPC course in a month or so, but is PEPP different enough to warrant taking that as well? The course descriptions are similar and it's hard to tell. Thanks

We had a couple drop out in the first week or so, and a couple more that got removed as time progressed when they couldn't get 80% or better on the successive exams. The class was structured such that by the time you made it to the end you did good on all checkpoints, and were more than capable...

This is highly subjective. If the Pt calmly says "hey I have a CCW", they're also likely to volunteer that they're carrying a weapon pretty soon after that. If able they could secure it, or safely pass it to you - but in that case I'm pretty sure the Pt isn't out to get me. If they don't tell...

Yep, same here. We reviewed each exam as a class, and discussed any question anyone wanted to. Sometimes everyone missed a question just out of study-induced loss of intelligence, but we always turned the missed ones into a learning opportunity. Occasionally the question just sucked (worded...

Yep. Submit your CBI fingerprint card a month before your class finishes so they have time to get through it. Note that if you're not a state resident by their definition it will take longer and I think cost more, but those details are on their site. As long as you do this it's a quick...