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Hey there. I'm in paramedic school now. Today, in pharmacology, we got onto the discussion of amiodarone infusions, and our instructor mentioned that amiodarone infusions should only be given using D5W. Neither I, nor my classmates, were ever told this back in ACLS, and our instructor was...

It has been a while since I posted on here, but this was one I had to share: I am mid 24 hour shift, and about three hours ago I got dispatched to a third party report of a motor vehicle pulled to the side of the road, unknown if the occupants were injured. The vehicle was positioned on a...

My question pertains to the practicality of being nationally registered in Pennsylvania. If there are any EMT-Bs here that practice in pennsylvania, do you find it worth it to become nationally registered? The bigger question is where on earth can one take the exam in western pennsylvania...

Soon, not as soon as I would like but soon nontheless, I will be attending paramedic school. One of the things I'm considering because I know what ground paramedics get payed in this state, is trying to become a flight medic. I was looking at the employment sight of the local air ambulance...

I've been an EMT-B for a few years now, and I'm interested in getting into the education aspect of EMS. I practice in Allegheny County, in western Pennsylvania. Can anyone point me in the right direction as far as how to become a CPR instructor? For those in the area, I looked at the CCAC...

Please tell me I'm not the only one who finds this funny. I was toned out the other day for a motor vehicle accident, unknown injuries, unknown number of patients, at an intersection of two major highways in our service area. The accident was called in by On-Star. We arrive at the...