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I have taken someone to the hospital who complained of a cold and did not like the medication the doctor gave her that afternoon. She put Vapo Rub on her chest waited till 0330 and decided she was not better after a day so called 911 met us at the curb. Her Husband followed behind in the car!!!!

Never been to an EMS conference in Vegas but have been there three times and it is a blast. Bring your walking shoes and some spending cash if you like to gamble a little. The sites are fantastic I find the people very nice and I had the best time each time I was there. Not to mention the beer...

That is a serious matter and I think that you should find a way to report this. No one wants to get their partner in trouble but lets face it this job is about the patient and saving lives. That patient could have gotten worse, and mistaking a pressure of 76 Systolic and calling it 176 is a huge...

Hello and Welcome. About your question I use a Litman Classic II and I think it is great. In Canada it cost me about $120 after tax. It is not the top of the line but it is durable. Take care

I have been doing this job now for nine years and have been around it for approx. 18 years. Seeing someone dead to me is always a little unnerving because you are in a situation that most people are not. Does it get easier? Well for me I can tell you that it becomes more of a part of your job...

Never hurts to know what your Medic partner is talking about it helps him or her with their job. Plus the more you read and learn the better your assesments get in my opinion.

Hello Joy how are you? I hope all is well with you and the family. Things have been busy at home and I am finally back to work on modified duties. Hope to talk again soon. All the best to the family from Pierre, Sherri, Kyle and Alex.

Hello Joy I am back. Two weeks was just not long enough if you know what I mean. I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. We had a good time and if we would have won the lottery we would have stayed but back to reality. I will be back on the computer during the week in the evening to check...

Hello Joy. My computer has been down a while I had a head crash so lost everything on my other hard drive. I wanted to take a minute to send you a message to say hi. Sherri and the Kids and I are leaving on vacation to the trailer on Friday after work so I may not be on the computer much if at...

Well see there is a difference some medics practice clinitian based medicine while others go stricktly by the standing orders and what the machine says. The level of training and how far an individual is willing to take it says a lot to your dedication to this field. I am a Primary Care Medic...

Not sure how one goes through a medic program and does not learn how to record vitals. I learnt that in the first few weeks of my program. The usual about touching the skin to see if it is cool warm wet dry etc. are basics. Taking an actual temp is a big one that has come out ever since SARS...

I think that in this profession we do not get very many thanks for what we do. I believe that if someone has a bad day it is good to have a place to vent a little especially if you are new to this profession. I also believe that we are professionals and at the same time we are so hard on one...

I do not have U.S. Value's but I can give Canadian values and we will administer glucose if the BG is < 4.0 mmol or equal to it depending on the pt's state of GCS. As a primary care medic I can give Glucagon at the above mentioned values if the pt is not responding well. If the pt is responding...

In Ottawa where I work Temp is one of the standard VS now. We carry tempanic thermometers but they are not always the most accurate. Especially in the cold and flu season we use them a lot, at least I do. Taking a temp is a good idea because it may be a helpful indicator that you need to use...

Do the best you can. If you are sure you are doing your best nobody can ask you to do more than that. Sometimes people have bad days sometimes people are just burnt out and forget why they got into this business in the first place. Keep your chin up and don't forget why you are doing what you...

From my family to yours from Ottawa Canada we want to wish all of you all the best on this Memorial day. Hope everyone enjoys a safe one, all of our prayers and thoughts go out to all of your troops posted abroad and protecting Home Land Security. Sabbymedic

In Ottawa were I work we have protocals that we follow set out by a Base Hospital. We are trained to be clinitians not technitions. Can we deviate from our protocols? You better be sure that you can cover yourself before doing so because you are betting your mortgage if you do. As Paramedics we...

Like I said before I was not trying to start an argument. I mentioned that there were potential risks in the use of this position especially in ICP. If you don't use it, well that is up to you. I have used it in pt's with low BP due to blood loss and it has worked. I am not talking about huge...

That would be based on experience. I have used it on pt's and it does have positive effects. Hospital beds, ambulance stretchers all have Trendelumburg positions and have for years but what you are saying is that all that is there for the heck of it. Our doctors that run our base hospitals still...

I am not sure what your standards are but over here in Canada and in Ontario we follow the BLS patient care standards. Trendellenburg does work I am not sure what studies say it does not but it does work to bring up a pt's BP. When you have a hypovelimic pt it is one of the only things you can...