I hope not.
I see no legitimate reason to add those skills outside of flight and CCT.
In California specifically, I doubt we'll see anything added outside of new medications or devices. The medical directors are too afraid of liability.
I hope not.
I see no legitimate reason to add those skills outside of flight and CCT.
I see no reason to even add those skills to flight and/or CCT.
I see you haven't spent much time around FM staffed EDs....
My thought too. And some EM staffed BFE EDs.
If an EM Physician can not place a chest tube then there is a serious problem.
If an EM Physician can not place a chest tube then there is a serious problem.
Maybe.
When they are in a low volume, majority low acuity, small/middle of nowhere town and suddenly have a critical patient show up POV or for stabilization by local EMS it happens.
Don't worry though, even if the EM physician can't do it, the paramedic can
Have you ever seen a case where a physician was unable to place a chest tube, and a paramedic was?
I was wondering the changes that was brought with the transition and the 2013 scope. I keep hearing things on what was changes like suturing and stuff to do with chest tubes. I was wondering if someone could clarify what the changes are.
Chest tube management (not insertion) is not exactly difficult and to my knowledge is the "skill" that is discussed in the new curriculum.
Suturing for whatever reason has been a "dream" skill of paramedics all over for years. While there have been times I've wished I could throw a stitch in something to secure it better it's not something that is particularly needed in normal ground or flight EMS. Very useful in remote setting however.
Yes, chest tube management is one of the things being taught in the transition to NRP. And to be perfectly honest managing a chest is so far from rocket science that it isn't even funny. It should've been taught years ago.