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They catch us doing all sorts of bad stuff.

This is a video of me and my partner one night when we fell asleep in the ambulance. We didn't hear that we got sent to refuel so we could go home, obviously cause we were sound asleep. Our ambulances have G-Force cameras in them, and they hit the panic button to video tape themselves waking...

Absolutely not. Full spinal precautions on that one. My Medical Director has put forth a pretty fool proof spinal clearance protocol: Any Focal Deficit: Yes -> Spinal Immobilization No Patient >65 or <5 with Significant Mechanism?: Yes -> Spinal Immobilization No Alertness...

I had to treat a middle-aged male that murdered his mother and stuffed her in a shed for over a month until he bragged about killing her to his s/o who turned him into the Police. He hung himself in his jail-cell with his bed sheets. I actually saved his life, until he died from a pneumonia in...

Stable = Adenosine Unstable = Synchronized Cardioversion I'm sure you know how to differentiate between stable and unstable.

I have my pen. And then I have a Pt's signature pen, which I clean off with a disinfecting wipe. Sometimes I ask the RN for her/his pen, and then let the Pt use it, then hand it back to them. LOL

That's where a POA would come in handy. Someone next of kin should intervene.

It's not unlikely that an elderly Pt would be "forgetful." Hell I forgot to shave this morning. Maybe I'm senile. Guess I can't refuse an ambulance transport. Unlikely. What I'm trying to get at is conditions that complicate the patients decision making ability. And you're right, only a...

huh? Hearing aids.... for when the sirens/air horns blow out your ear drums.

You are my new best friend. B) Here's a couple good ones: Dispatch: "Adam 37 be advised CPR in progress." Medic: "Lovely..." Fire Dispatch: "Engine 3 repeating your address: (bla bla bla) 40 year old female c/o chest pain on Fire 2" (Fire 2 is a radio frequency) Fire Engine: "Well...

Just tell your preceptor you NEED ETT's and not LMA's. I'm sure they'll work with you. When I did my OR clinicals I mostly did ETT's on kids that were getting T&A's out.

If the depression leads to suicidal ideations, absolutely. But depression in general, no. My statement may of been vague, but I was directing it towards the elderly population where Alzheimers, Dementia, delerium, and being senile among others would hinder their decision making process. Most...

I typically only ask them the CAO questions and if they answer appropriately then they can refuse. But any history of mental problems, dementia, etc... then they automatically lose their ability to refuse care, and I go off implied consent. However if there is doctors orders to take them, and...

Inexperience is what I'm assuming. Hopefully she doesn't get prison time for it, but more than likely she will. Hazardous road conditions don't cause accidents, people do.

It says the video is no longer available......