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Have you killed a patient this year? Some here (maybe me!) might have... I know that it's already common practice for some providers to try to titrate COPD'rs back to their normal (lowish) SpO2 values, but my impression is that the general rule is for EMS providers to aim pretty high with...

I don’t know if there will be any interest in this sort of discussion, but with all the talk about evidence based medicine, hopefully someone will bite. I stumbled over an interesting study that questions the use of CPAP in acute pulmonary edema in the prehospital setting. I'll give you my...

Calling all Vermonters... My plans have me temporarily relocating to Vermont (Burlington area) at the end of next summer. I'd appreciate any input as to the job opportunities for an EMT in the state. I realize much of the EMS is provided by volunteer organizations. Is there any chance of...

I've become curious how common the use of theraputic hypothermia is in the pre-hospital setting. So here's my very scientific survey - who here has protocols for it? I'd guess most are for post-arrest, but does anyone acutally have a TBI protocol? How low do you go with the body temp, and how...

This is a tangent from the now-closed epi-pen thread (I had another version of this all typed up, but I lost it as the admin closed the thread while i was typing..oops!). I'm do not want to have any part in that fight - the thread just inspired a couple of thoughts/questions for those of you...

Hey all - looking for some input on this. I'm an EMT-B student, and the class is about to end. I was wondering if anyone had a sense as to whether or not being a national registry EMT could possibly affect one's ability to be hired either by a transport company or possibly by a hospital as a...

Hey All - I'm an EMT student at the moment, and was randomly inspired to investigate the possible problem with giving O2 to a COPD patient - I've been staling these forums for a bit now, and was hoping maybe somebody could bring me out of the dark. Let me preface this by saying that I konw...