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Thanks and I'll be going to Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon.

I have some Oregon EMT patches to trade.

That's pretty much ALL of my calls. My first call was a heroin OD.

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. That's my mantra for skills testing and driving. If I start to go too fast I will make a mistake and either miss a step or even worse hurt someone if I'm driving. Repetition and practice will help to build confidence. Don't keep running the same...

Feel free to move this post if needed. Anyways about an hour and a half ago I got a phone call saying I was accepted into the paramedic program at one of our local community colleges. Needless to say I'm very excited to start this chapter. Thanks for all the great info and I'm sure I'll be...

It's just a thought. Maybe calling them "great students" is a bit much. It's an evening class geared towards people who work during the day. It's already a struggle to get students there on time as it starts at 5pm. Add the CPR requirement and I wonder if some get discourage and decide not to...

Valid point. I'm not the lead instructor and I'm typically not there for the didactic. I know I have some bias going on but from what I see and hear during lecture I don't feel it has changed for the worse. I suppose I could be wrong. They always seem to do just fine with the skills portion...

It's only the last couple of classes that I've noticed this. The previous classes only lost 1 or 2 out of 24. This current class I'm helping with is down to 7 out of 16.

Wondering if any one has seen a decline in the quality of students coming through EMT class. I help to teach the skills portion of an EMT class and it seems as if the quality of students has gone down the last couple of classes. We've been losing a lot of students lately due to low test...

I'm in Oregon (Portland to be more precise) and King/Combi is within the statewide scope.

Here in Oregon EMT's can use supraglottic airways like King and Combi.

I've administered Epi before but not via a pen. We draw our own Epi here in Oregon.

I can't remember where I read this and maybe someone else can shed some light on it, I read that giving yourself a "brain freeze" is an effective means to treat a migraine/cluster headache. I think it has something to do with a "resetting" of neurons.

That's how it is in my area. We also have a "county drunk tank". It's run by a non-profit and is staffed mostly with EMT's. The cops bring people in from within the county and outlying counties as well. We also have a van staffed by two EMT's who are deputized they also bring people to...

Don't rule out IFT. While it isn't necessarily exciting it is great experience. It's a great place to learn about different meds and types of patients. Also a way to learn how to talk to patients.

Turns out that would be a violation of HIPAA in this case. Two different supervisors, our agency attorney, and our HR rep all have said so. Also the state dept. of human services also agreed it would have violated HIPAA and state law.

On scene we search their person for dangerous items. Their belongings go in a plastic bag and ride upfront away from the pt.

Not part of the LE department, we are a nonprofit agency.

It would have been for me since there was no indication of illegal activity.