Recent content by Trauma Queen

Yea, they're out of Maine, unfortunately for me.

I'm looking to see if anyone has information on any non-fire based ALS 911 companies in Maine, specifically around Portland, Sebago, or Bath. I would like to stay more towards the southern portion of the state, and coastline, but I'm willing to settle. I work for AMR in CT, but unfortunately...

Connecticut has recently updated it's spinal immobilization protocols. ALS can clear c-spine under certain circumstances. If there is any altered mentation, intoxication, distracting injuries, etc, the patient requires a LBB. Otherwise, they can be cleared of everything. BLS, if we arrive on...

I work city ems, which comes with its fair share of both transfers and weird interactions with the citizens. But this takes the cake. We had just finished dropping off a patient at an area psychiatric/addiction facility. I was loading the stretcher into the ambulance, and my female partner was...

SAMPLE and vitals is probably a good place to start. I'm assuming a Hx of BP issues since he has an automated cuff at home. A full assessment is obviously required as well. There's really no where else to go with this scenario with as little information as there is.

Managing equipment is entirely different than managing an entire company. And are you taking on providing EMS to the town, or is your employer? If it's your employer then YOU aren't starting an ambulance company, your employer is expanding a pre-existing company. If you're leaving your employer...

Getting an ambulance service off the ground will cost an exorbitant amount of money. Hundreds of thousands of dollars would have to go into purchasing ambulances, ALS and BLS equipment, insurance, permits, and employees, and that doesn't include the time spent in getting all of your ducks in a...

I'm sure your EMT class will provide you with proper text and reading materials. And buy an empty notebook, and take notes out of the book and write down notes from in-class discussion. I'm sure that will be much more helpful to you than someone else's notes. Good luck!

From the sounds of it, you're the reason you deal with "bad blood" between EMTs and paramedics. Respect is mutual, and you sound like a real terror to work with, so no wonder you're having bad experiences. Just because you're a medic doesn't mean you're done learning. And it especially doesn't...

Just because a patient is being treated or transported for a psychiatric issue doesn't automatically make them dangerous and combative. They are usually calm and cooperative. You just need to treat them like a human being. Ask them for permission to take vitals, explain to them what you're...

I think it would be fun, but you would run into the issues of local protocols, so an amswer would be correct in some places, and incorrect in other places.

I would wear a comfortable pair of dress pants, and a button up shirt that you can move easily in, and maybe a pair of shined EMS boots. Professional, but realistic.

Hello from Connecticut! There's a good mix of ALS and BLS here. Many commercial companies run a mix of ALS cars and BLS cars, with fly medics (chase medics?) available on an as-need basis. Many places also have a BLS service, and the local fire department has an intercept medic. Volunteer...

I only did ride time for my EMT class. For my AEMT we did a few rotations at the hospital to get some IVs under our belts. I feel like, at the EMT level, it should just be ride time. ER time doesn't make sense for new EMTs, as it's a totally different animal.

I had a couple photos reposted by the EMTlife Instagram, which is what caused me to join here! It's a great use of social media.