Recent content by Tigger

Out old guidelines said any ALS med needed to given 30 minutes prior to transport if the EMT was going to attend. This wording has disappeared lately…. Zofran and albuterol are BLS here and EMTs can also assist with OTC medications in Colorado so the above scenario would not really apply...

I am no fan of the printer or the paper changing. I prefer the bigger paper and the “format” the MRx and LP15 print 12 leads. I can get over it, I’ll just say bad words when the paper runs out mid call. The transmitting works fine for us.

I’m pleased that Colorado is moving to state licensure. Doesn’t seem necessary to restrict licensed ambulances from transporting patients to appropriate destinations. Also would be nice to get one sticker, instead of the four counties some services in my area must get because of the geography.

If there’s a company that can catch hate, it’s Zoll. Was like pulling teeth at my last job to get the Zoll vent (best features and price for our needs), just because the name started with Z. Not sure what the M series did to people but that’s what I hear as to why Zoll “isn’t allowed in the...

Someone said this thing was still heavy. I feel like a vitals monitor +/- AED depending on situation is better for wilderness/SAR.

Will they entertain buying your Lifepak stock to entice a sale or is that only for larger agencies?

I find racemic epi much easier to use than scrounging up five single dose vials. We already have fridges so can keep them at that right temp.

EMS is a lot of translating and navigating. Take their story (and other cues from their environment) and whatever objective findings you have and synthesize that into something that the busy ED can quickly and easily understand. Also finding the right the destination for your patient is IMO a...

We have it in our guidelines for use after three consecutive unsuccessful shocks. We are supposed to do AP pad placement on the first set but that has been difficult to get buy in on. Agencies that use the Zoll X have really struggled as you have to remove the CPR puck and people don’t do that...

The update: "They are too expensive to replace, so we won't." Not sure how we are going to get away with that.

But why?

Our budget is outrageous. I would blame it on fire-based EMS, but our EMS admin are not firefighters.

None of our monitors have functional pulse ones where I work. Even the brand new v4+ LP15 failed in a week. We leave the sensor plugged as per rep instructions, it’s coiled up in the mesh front flap. I have never experienced this many failures. We have Zolls at my AMR job tjst use the same...

Only recently.

Caddy, garden supply and power equipment dealer. Student athletic trainer was the bridge to EMS for me.