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    Broken leg=C-collar and longboard?

    The "EMS" at these Olympics is completely underwhelming. The "doctors" everywhere must be retired dermatologists.
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    Broken leg=C-collar and longboard?

    Since when does a leg fx necessitate a C-collar and longboard? Why is the extremity not padded and/or splinted? Who is running their EMS? http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/06/sport/rio-olympics-french-gymnast-breaks-leg/index.html
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    RN license revoked - EMT possible?

    TAPAN is non-punitive which means it's there to help and not hurt. Talk to your NA/AA sponsor and your mental health therapist and see what the feeling is about you getting an EMT certification.
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    Female falls off stool - real scenario

    The first thing I'd do in this situation is take a look at the stool. It likely has a loose bolt or a manufacturing defect that is causing people to lose balance and tip over. I mean, gosh! Second, this patient needs an appendix transplant. Stat.
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    Female falls off stool - real scenario

    It's always not a good idea to always.
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    I just need some water!!!

    Give him a 5000U UFH bolus and an appendix transplant.
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    License to practice in all states?

    The NREMT is akin to board certification for physicians or being a registered nurse. Both mean that a private group has assessed you as minimally competent to practice that skillset but neither is permission to actually practice it in a particular state, although most states won't bother to look...
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    License to practice in all states?

    Ron seems like a good guy.
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    License to practice in all states?

    Who's Ron?
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    License to practice in all states?

    I don't think the drivers license is a good analogy. There is a clause in the US Constitution Article IV, Section 1 called "Full Faith and Credit" which means that one state is required to view the public acts (generally interpreted as a drivers licenses, court orders, and similar) of another...
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    Magnesium Sulfate in Asthma

    Epi before Mag.
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    What certifications do you hold?

    DL. Drivers License.
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    Amidarone ?

    As I understand it Metoprolol takes a while to work while Esmolol has a very fast onset. I am not sure about the two Non-DI CCBs (Diltiazem and Verapamil). Our system has us use Metoprolol because it slows the rate and also enables better coronary perfusion which may have suffered during the...
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    Amidarone ?

    What about the negative inotropic effects of Non-DI CCBs?
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    Amidarone ?

    The 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guidelines say that either Beta blockers of Non-DI CCBs are first-line but they don't say which is better. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500030-overview#a4
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