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Just curious why in EMS we use endotracheal intubation and never use Laryngeal mask airways/other intubation techniques...

What can cause a patients right arm to have a systolic pressure of 20 more than the patients left arm?

57 y/o female pt Only past medical history is lupus. No allergies Only med pt is on is Advil... Last oral intake--nothing out of the ordinary.. Events Prior--Once again, nothing that could provoke symptoms. Pt states that she often feels heart skip a beat once or twice every day...

Why do people's pupils constrict when they are sleeping? Generally, does trauma to the eye cause constriction or dialation? Or does it vary with different pts? Will head injuries ever cause pupils to constrict instead of dilate?

Is there anything that can be done for the pt? For example, BGL of 220, what can you do for them?

**Unresponsive** The pt has a pulse, but isn't breathing due to an airway obstruction- They get CPR with a finger-sweep.. Can't the trauma from the compressions cause the patient to go into cardiac arrest?

Can you have the patient walk into the ambulance if they are able to instead of having to lift them on the stretcher? For example, a patient who really needs a taxi but calls 911 for something like a toothache, a minor cold, etc...

Is it difficult to restrain patients? Usually, how many people are needed to restrain someon?

how low should someone's blood glucose level be before you adminster glucose?

I've always been told just to have the pt calm down, and do nothing else, but the logical thing to me would be to apply a tourniquet and ice...what do u guys think?

I was always taught that people who are having seizures should just be left alone to seize, but i find bite sticks on a bunch of ems store websites..... So, the question is...do you or do you not use the bite stick..I always knew that you're not supposed to, but if you weren't supposed to...

ok....so can you bag a pt. with respirations less than 12... lets say u have pt with a rr of 8 or 10...would u bag them? how would you go about doing this? btw...the pt is conscious.. what if the pt is not conscious?