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For what it's worth, I too have limited experience in critical care. Maybe 2 or 3 years as a CC-EMT on a ground unit, and 3 years as a medic in a system that does critical care transports. I do maybe 5 or 6 critical care transports per month.

I was surprisingly disappointed in FlightBridgeED. Don't get me wrong, Eric is a smart guy, and I've listened to his podcast for years. But the quality the FBE online program compared to IA Med was laughable. Perhaps the FBE seated course is better. I signed up for IA Med after I paid for FBE...

I didn't use the IA Med book, but I'm sure it would. It was written by Chris and Jennifer. Half of my course was taught my them. I took their 4-day online VILT course, which also granted access to their library from their on-demand course. So I reviewed lectures and notes from the on demand...

I passed first attempt. It's a hell of a test.

I highly recommend anything from IA Med.

Standard accepted practice is 1gram over 10 minutes followed by 1 gram over 8 hours. There have been studies to evaluate other options but this has been the most fruitful.

My CCP-C is scheduled for next week and I've been reviewing my material from IA Med. What kind of questions can I expect on the exam? Do I need to expect to be able to explain setting up an art line and transducer, or is it more focused on patient presentations? What types of topics do they...

How much notice do you get that you're being forced? If you can't come in because you're drunk it sounds like last minute notification which seems like a bad process.

Mandated overtime can be a solution to staffing issues. It's not a great solution, but it can be done in a way where it's not overly intrusive. I personally am not object to the idea but I know some people are. To me it's like this, my work tells me I have to be here 3-4 days per week and at...

That may be your experience. It varies by state and program. My school does 48 hours minimum. Most of my students do more.

Did your school not do clinical rotations? Typically EMT schools will include 24 or 48 hours in the ER and more or less the same amount of time on an ambulance.

There are a causes behind what you're explaining. The most common reason for "The book says this, but do that" is instructors who were taught one thing but now the education teaches something different. It can be hard for instructors to stay updated, and even harder for them to change their own...

Neat. But better stock up on Dramamine and Benadryl

In cases where emergency treatment is required or medical transport is needed They will request an ambulance. however if they just need medical clearance prior to being admitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility, the MET Team will transport to the county hospital.

The idea of these teams is not new. They have existed for years if you look for them. Kern County has a MET Team (Mental Emergency Treatment I think). It's a county resource that responds to 911 and non 911 calls for service. They respond a Mental Social Worker and are dispatched by county...

So our reading list isnt rigid. It's basically just some leadership books and they pick one they think would be best for that person I'll go find the book and let you know what it's called. For conferences we use mostly Pinnacle and various courses from Missouri Ambulance Association. For...

Internal trainings, suggested reading list and leadership conferences/classes.

We send 2 ambulances at the time of dispatch, to help reduce that issue of leaving a patient on scene. Also helps with resuscitation if needed. Look into the ACR, or see if your agency is willing to retrofit the airway seat to be a seat with a built in child seat. Ours has a flip down back that...

Mom understood. When you explain to mom that there's no safe way to restrain her baby, they all understand. As far as skin to skin, it's a great idea for in hospital, but it's not practical prehospital. I'm okay with staying on scene for a bit if they're both stable, but transport sooner than...

We use the ACR (Ambulance Child Restraint). I know you said to not consider needing 2 ambulances due to them both being healthy, however, we send 2 ambulances and they're transported separately every time, not just if one is sick. We evaluated those, but they don't meet crash test standards...