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Hello. The agency I started working for about to weeks ago is paper call sheets. We have a call sheet then rip off a carbon-copy from underneath giving the report to the hospital nurses. My partner who was responsible for the call sheet left some components missing from the call sheet. I...

I got into a debate with a colleague of mine. He says that he doesn't including smoking cigarettes as part of a patient medical history. He gave me a bunch of reason why but they all didn't seem to make any logical sense to me. Since am new to the organization I didn't want to create a big...

Ok guys let me cut to the chase. I arrive to a MVA. This was in Idaho. There's a young male intoxicated (he said he was) and had a big laceration across the front side of the head. I immediately started to control the bleeding (able to gain control). I access his vitals. Nothing is abnormal all...

First, it aren't realizing what I'm trying to say. Having 2 facial lacerations and 1 laceration on my leg (all which needed stitching) I know I'm entitled to speak on it based on personal experience (I have not received any formal training). What you are saying is right "by the book" but you...

True. But what if your ED doc use to be a plastic surgeon!!!

Remember I only recommended that they have a plastic surgeon look at. I never told them what and what not the doctors will do.

I appreciate what you are saying, but you are making a lot if assumptions here. The whole point of a plastic surgeon is that he/she specializes. 9/10 the plastic surgeon will have more expertise. The physician will tell you one thing while the plastic surgeon will tell you another. Also, a...

Sorry, I meant to say laceration above the eye. Thanks everyone, I see where you guys are coming from. In the end it really isn't my business. I was just trying to help (I guess a little to much).

Hello, For obvious reason I'm not going to say were I was or the date that it happened, but I'm a EMT-B in NJ. Cut to the chase: so I was with my partner and we were transporting a child (with mother) who had a laceration of the eye that definitely was going to need stitches. As we are leaving...