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Hi and Welcome! First I would look and make sure that you know and understand your state laws and local protocol regarding this, that would be your best and most reliable source for information. That being said when in comes to the pt who I have suspected of being "under the influence" I...

@NomadicMedic and @waaaemt have pretty much summed it up, If you are planning to move up to this area I would highly recommend you get a job lined up first. You don't have to be near him, just within eye sight! ;)

I feel like @E tank said it best in that this device is self limiting in that only someone that is well trained and experienced in proper positioning, anatomy, and epiglottoscopy.

Answering from an ALS side I would say first and foremost I would say no different then a complete BLS truck I want a partner that I can get along with, Shifts are long and are made longer when you cannot even hold a basic conversation without arguing. Granted I don't think that is something...

@VentMonkey Interesting little tidbit at the end about a correlation between the use of ketamine and Pulmonary Edema, the study appeared limited and ex vivo but I had never heard of this before. I have heard of the possibility of increased oral secretions, especially in kids and was wondering...

Another FLMedic!!! Love it lol! Don't know if you have read other threads I have posted in, so just so you know where I am coming from I am in my probation here at KCM1. I am in no way involved in the hiring process much less know a lot about "key ingredients" to make you a stand out candidate...

All great questions I will answer to the best of my ability. So typically we only hire 3 per year, but IF a qualified 4th candidate were to appear we may hire 4. My understanding is that annually we have between 150-200 candidates nation wide. Minimum requirements are 3 years Full time in a...

Just a FYI, this years application date ends April 1st, and I also have heard that we may be hiring 4 this year...? Not 100% on that. Good luck to all, and if you have questions, feel free!

@STXmedic regarding your thoracostomies, what has been the amount of exposures due to rib Fx, and for that matter the prevalence of procedure complications?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1182327/

Hey thanks you guys, yes I was referring to Texas.. I sent you both a PM.. Thanks for your time!!

If anybody on here is from or knows anyone from this dept. I would love to get in contact with them. Thanks again!

I just wanted to say I can appreciate your thoughts and perception I understand that is everything. But when your perception becomes someone else's opinion, and that persons opinion becomes the next.. Well I am sure you get the drift, and for that I would like you and others alike to know that...

Come on guys really.. If you get hired anywhere, you are going to go through a probationary/training period to assure that you can practice within there scope and expectations. Also every where you go has "their" way of doing business that you will be expected to up hold, this is not a new...

I work for KCM1, if you have any questions please feel free to ask me. I will be me more then happy to explain the process to you

Any one have concerns with the use of Zofran during pregnancy with the recently release of some data suggesting an association of heart defects or cleft pallet??

So to everyone's dismay I am going to jump on in here and drop my bias opinion of KCM1, having been here for just a little over 5 months (and the year of school) I love it. Great Pay, Benefits and Scope. It has been one of the better decisions I have made thus far... With that said I really...

Hey guys! Still looking for any procedure/protocols that anyone may have in place if they could share that! Thanks again!