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I’ll bite. B. If the same thing is happening four weeks in a row, something is up.

Definitely contact NYS directly. I don’t think you will have a problem - they should be accommodating for servicemembers!

I never quite understood the rationale to do that every year!

Not necessarily true. Isolated extremity trauma might require an ambulance - but not an ED (an urgent care would suffice). Psychiatric or substance-related issue with no other medical or trauma complaint - a detox center or dedicated psychiatric receiving facility might be best. Or perhaps a...

Oh, that's great to know! Thanks!

How do we demonstrate DEI? I would say my service does a pretty mediocre job...I think that's (sadly) standard in EMS. Representation of diverse groups in leadership - nope. Training on DEI - nope. Policies to advance inclusivity - nope.

How do they get dispatched? By an EMS unit on scene or by LE? Both?

Some interesting work done almost 10 years ago (wow!) by AMR in Colorado Springs. Smallish retrospective cohort, but nice outcomes! Re: Denver, looks like this is still in the Denver Protocols ("0150 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WALK-IN CLINIC / WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT UNIT ADMIT GUIDELINE").

Are NMETC classes synchronous or asynchronous?

Unfortunately, stuck transporting to the ED. There's no state protocol nor is their a local protocol.

Somebody tell me I’m not the only one watching The Book of Boba Fett?

I'd be ok with a mix of live and online training, but no in person clinical test just concerns me.

Kinda like splinting for a sprain/strain? You could move it but it’ll hurt, that sort of thing?

So it sounds like we may be leaning away from pushing an assessment and focusing on more training. I personally don’t love that model - hard to know what people are doing right/wrong without a physical, cognitive, and clinical assessment standardized across everybody.

Makes sense. Might have more in a rural setting?

How much of the ED RN scope is facility location and/or level dependent? I have to imagine there is a good deal of base level therapies available at most places (venous access, oxygen, anti-emetics…)?

I was wondering how it felt to wear! Seems to be very popular among pro athletes, but I figured it was bunk. Looked around for a few metaanalyses and they seem to come to the same conclusion (probably not harmful, but no evidence of benefit).

That's not necessarily true! PA schools are practically meant for EMS providers and military medics (other than the hurdle of prerequisite coursework). You can turn your paramedic licensure into a good portion (something like 40-50 credit hours) of an associates' degree (I believe about 60...

This seems way off the mark. How could this rise to the level of criminality? Maybe medical malpractice, maybe a reason to lose a license or something, but not a criminal charge.