Recent content by Roheline

Meant to say diaphragm, typed that message up too quickly. Regardless, the bulk of the thing can be annoying at certain times but I've found that the sound quality makes up for it.

I'm getting the impression that maybe the cheap ones are where it's at? Maybe I'm just fantasizing that there's a better version out there that cuts through everything like magic...

Not sure if this is the right place for this thread--I didn't see a "Gear" section of the forum, but here goes. I had an experience the other day where I had to cut through a pretty thick jacket on a trauma patient, and found it to be a pretty frustrating experience with the sh*tty shears my...

I got mine for $60 from AllHeart--and I think I even managed to get free shipping for it. The large bell can be a little awkward in certain circumstances and I find that I have to be careful to not let anything touch or rub on the bell while I'm taking a BP, but when I have it positioned...

Thanks for all your comments, everyone. These are some of the same reasons I've had myself, just not sure whether I'd be happy doing this full time or if going from volunteer to paid (where I'd most likely have to start out on IFTs for the first few months) would diminish some of the things I...

Thanks for all your responses, guys, especially the links to the studies. So much to learn, never enough time...

Hoping nobody minds if I bump this...I found it to be a very useful topic and I'm curious to know if anyone has any more book recommendations specific to emergency medicine? A hint about buying textbooks (I hope this isn't too terribly obvious for everyone)--you can usually get the previous...

Add a lot of booze to this and you have pretty much the same call I ran a couple weeks ago. Alas, the nurses we delivered him to were not so creative.

Somewhere during my EMS training I remember reading or perhaps learning in a CE lecture that victims of cold water drowning tended to respond better to resuscitation attempts than "traditional" cardiac arrest patients (the saying "you're not dead until you're warm and dead" springs to mind), but...

I'm new and I know this is a pretty broad topic--if it's in the wrong place or already been done to death, feel free to shut it down and/or point me to an existing thread. So here goes. I'm currently an EMT-B and supposed get my Bachelors this coming spring. I'm in the process of trying to...

No, it's not the same. But it is relevant to the discussion that's been going on as to whether or not to start CPR. I'm not trying to attack anyone with my post, just presenting another scenario for discussion. Never mind.

This is my point. I'm not trying to condone or condemn their actions with my post, just presenting the scenario. The reality is that the public usually doesn't care whether or not they (or any of us) actually could have made a difference in terms of the patient's survival. I don't know how...

Even if you don't feel morally/emotionally obligated, here's another reason to stop and help: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/25/eutisha-rennix-death-jaso_n_403440.html http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/mike_rips_emts_in_preg_mom_death_5d0UDQYANcSrLDN4ZnqitI Or if you...

I always feel weird when I mention wishing to go on interesting calls and have to follow it up with the same disclaimer of "of course I'm not wishing an emergency on anyone". Thing is, during my 4 months of being the "guardian angel" my agency did get plenty of intense calls, from car vs...

AHAHAHA...I thought it was funny when I was on the call, but that reference never even entered my head at the time. Thank you.