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What would you do if you took a "bee sting call" and found a child (50 lbs) with obvious signs of severe anaphylaxis and all you carry on the truck are adult epi-pens?

My question is about pediatric spinal immobilization, specifically the use of the LSP INFANT/PEDIATRIC IMMOBILIZATION BOARD pictured in the attachment. I am an EMT Basic who works on a volunteer emergency squad in a 55 plus retirement community of about 20,000 in Florida and we rarely have...

I am involved with a totally volunteer EMS agency in a retirement community in Florida. I am looking for and would greatly appreciate responses from EMS volunteers specifically between the ages of 50 – 65. Please respond by email or private message. I have two questions: 1. Why did you...

We are in the process of implementing electronic patient care reporting and are using CF-19s. The local hospital has made an HP Laser Jet 4250n available to us to use for printing. We are connecting via USB and are having problems. It seems as if the CF-19 is refusing to talk to the printer...

My question is: in the following scenario, how would you get the patient on to a backboard? Call received as a fall in the home; patient with back pain. You arrive to find a person in their 80s sitting upright, but in a recliner. Indications are that the patient tripped and took a fall...

We carry lift belts in our ambulances, but I cannot find anybody in our organization who has ever used one of these devices. The lift belts go around the patient's waist, fasten with a seatbelt-like, adjustable buckle, and have five webbing handles in the back for lifting the patient . We...

My question is this: "how would you move the following patient to the gurney?" Here's the situation. Female age 90 steps out of a door into an ally way. A sizable gust of wind knocks her off her feet. She is found on the sidewalk, on her left side, with her back firmly up against the wall...

I'm looking at computer software used to record patient care information and there is an entry labeled "EMD Performed." Clicking that line cases the following options to appear: No Yes, without pre-arrival instructions Yes, with pre-arrival instructions Not Known I know that this is an...

This question is for those who use electronic PCRs and print out the PCRs at the hospital. What printer (Brand and Model) do you use, and, if you had your choice, would you use a different printer? Is your printer in the "truck," or is it in the hospital itself? What printer-related...

As our organization moves closer to electronic patient care reports (PCRs), one obvious question we must answer is “what hardware are we going to use to capture the information on site?” Currently we are looking at the Panasonic Toughbook and the Xplore PC Tablet. I’d appreciate any comments...

Our volunteer BLS organization plans to move from pen and paper PCRs to PCRs originated by computer input within the next few months. This will be our first step toward submitting data to both NEMSIS and the state. For those of you who have been or are currently involved in such a move...

At our voluntary EMS squad we keep our ambulances connected to shoreline power any time the ambulance is "in the barn," and each ambulance has an automatic cord ejector which actuates when the ignition switch is turned on. We're having a continuing problem with the inline receptacle burning...

My textbook talks about a CPR board but does not answer all of my questions. Can this device be used to provide enough support so that it can be used on a standard mattress, or must the patient be placed on a hard surface such as a floor?

Is it ever necessary to burp a three-sided taped down occlusive dressing or does this only apply to a four-sided tapedown?

I created a learning tool for our squad that might be of interest. I would be happy to modify it for other units having a need for such a thing. The purpose of the tool is to help new folks learn where items are located on the ambulance. We have 4 units with three different cabinet layouts...

I begin EMT-B school Monday and maybe I just need to wait until later to pose this question. I'm reading the textbook for the class in preparation and am now about 40 percent through it on my second time through. I'm in the chapter on Neurologic Emergencies. If you administer the cincinnatti...

Our squad uses ferno equipment including the 417 shoulder harness. Ferno recommends that the shoulder straps be connected to the chest strap. Some of our EMTs believe that the buckles are uncomfortable for the patient and and fasten to the belly strap instead of the chest strap. Does...