just have fun with it. ive been a medic for almost 2 yrs in indep mo. (yes aka methdependence is a true statement) working for AMR and its a blast. dont freak out at the tests you will take, if you have questions...ask, and study your butt off. as for your personal life you'll miss out on alot...
er time teaches you alot about stuff you dont get time to see in the field. as a medic and as an emt i loved my er time. you'll learn alot about pt care if you pay attention.
on another note every student i have had so far has seen more bad calls than the rest of their calss. two days ago i had...
I Am Contemplating Moving To St. Louis Missouri And Just Trying To Find Out If Anyone Here Works For Abbott Ems And If They Like It.
Please Post Any Pros/cons If You Have Any.
Thanks...
it depends on what you are looking for. i have several pharm books for prehospital pharm but as ttlwhkr said the pdr is the ultimate guide for all pharm. however i think i only understand about half of the words in the entire book!!!!! lol
ok only half of that stuff applies to me so am i only 1/2 whacker?????
and that quote about the old gas truck is wrong...it was an old milk truck that was redneck engineered into a tanker in my vol. district.(unfortunately that part is true!!!!!) BTW you left out "if you've ever seen a...
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As far as the "Ooh crap, I'm in charge?" feeling, it will eventually fade some what, just remember that it's bls before als! if the S*%^ hits the fan abc's, vs, and if all else fails use med control (after all the get paid more than we do!!)
never stop learning, if you have...
the research that i have read shows that venous glucose is 10 points higher than a finger stick. however keeping an open mind i would be interested in your cqi committee's resourses
our iv's have a flash tube built in to them and all you have to do is push on a white button with a pen and blood comes out of the syringe. it's very clean and controlled and saves the pt a stick.
i forgot to put my tx and outcome of the pt.
as far as tx, IV, O2 via NRB (pt accepted before he went unresponsive), vitals, ekg, BVM prepared (just in case), and treated with lots of diesel!!!!!!! unfrotunately we dont carry charcoal since we are @ the most 10-15 min out from the...
i posted this in the wrong forum origionally
about two months ago i ran a pediatric overdose on an approx 6 y/o male. this was my first ped overdose and also the first time i have ever requested CISD in the 6 years i have been in EMS.
we were called to a section 8 apartment complex on a...
it it bieng tested on the ambulance in KS (i believe johnson county) but i dont know the result as of yet.
i will check and see if i can find out any more and post it:P
i have to admit that i am yet to use a mask when i intubate a pt. The sad part is that when i was an emt i got exposed on an assault (the pt passed @ the hospital later that week) when i rolled the pt to insert an oral airway. now for the bad part, Most hospitals dont know of and dont recognize...
about two months ago i ran a pediatric overdose on an approx 6 y/o male. this was my first ped overdose and also the first time i have ever requested CISD in the 6 years i have been in EMS.
we were called to a section 8 apartment complex on a pediatric respiratory distress. upon arrival...
i have never heard of dormicum, but i agree with the last post, narcan via iv or et tube, iv if possible, et of course, high flow O2, treat the presenting rhythm on the monitor, and treat with diesel!!!!(drive fast)