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Was the patient awake and able to follow commands ? Was a C-Collar On ? If both are answers are yes. Mam/Sir could you please come toward me and stand and sit on my stretcher ? I can assist you if needed. If not awake or unable to follow commands how was the airway ? Was rapid...

To: Transportjockey EMT basic is not an easy certification to obtain. Our drop out rate for EMT-B is 50% or more each class. I know this is the same for other local EMT academies in the region. Once those who graduate make it to Paramedic level of instruction the drop out rate is less than...

Texas Requires Jurisprudence as of Sept. 1 2017. Here is a link to take this class online for free. https://umcemsce.com/2017/08/04/jurisprudence-exam-for-ems/ John Martin EMT-P

Well no responses yet. I do know that jurisprudence counts as 4 hours of prep ! ehhh

Is there a detailed list of what type of CE's fall under a specific content area ? What qualifies for prep? Special considerations? For instance I lecture Communications for basic students.... is that Clinically Related Operations ? Lifting Moving patients... is that Operations as well ...

Texas Department of State Health Services. I'm due for re-certification soon and I teach at a local college EMS program. I lecture EMT-B and do lab for Paramedic and Basic. TDH requires 144 hours to re-cert. Do I get CE credit for Lecture or lab ? How many hours do I get for Lecture Vs...

Run Calls / Gain Experience

I will continue to carry the CAT on my person. If some one has yo do Buddy aid on me I want them to be familiar with the device.

Are you kidding me?!?!? Lol. The man had a shot gun !!! Are you really concerned about abandonment? This is a no brainer. Take the truck armed and crazy man.

This is a tough question. I would like to tell you Mac 3 with a bougie every time but we have the CoPilot VL in our Wambulance. My experience tells me that I'm lucky to have Mac blades, Miller blades of all sizes. Bougies. CoPilot, CoPilot rigid stylet. I have all sorts of options...

Seizure call at 11:00PM Winter night. rural call. we pull up and notice there are no lights on. And as we walk toward the home we notice what appeared to be a mattress and other house hold items that burned in a front yard bomb fire. The fire was out but still smouldering. As we enter the...

I teach EMT-B and I love teaching patient assessment in lab. I developed my own way for making the students remember the steps. I have the class in a big circle (shoulder to shoulder) I start with one student and he says BSI, the student next to him says Scene safety, the next how...

Thanks Clipper1 EMTALA has been satisfied. I like that answer. It makes sense. Thank you.

That is my Question. Would he need to walk off the hospital property? Are there any laws in place I need to be aware of. Or any laws the hospital needs to be aware of ? The 911 caller never did call back and we did not run on him. But if we had walked into the ED room and picked him up...

Scenario. 911 Call comes in and the patient relays that he needs an ambulance. He is currently discharged from the ED but is still in the exam room. Patient was cleared medically and thinks something is wrong with him and he wants to go to a bigger hospital in a city 30 minutes away...