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I dont see this as a hate crime, although it very well could be. I see it a power starved cop trying to prove his authority not only to the medic, but to his wife who was watching. everyone has the cops side, His high priced union appointed lawyers definitely got his back

personally i like to beat the crap out of them since i have to go to the hospital anyway! jk obviously.

i am serious

The life of a paramedic can be very stressful at times and very satisfying at other times. The pay depends on what state your in, Unfortunately 99% of the job depends on what partner you get. It also depends greatly on your personality wether or not you should pursue a career in Paramedicine. Its a prerequisite that you have to be a little crazy.

I want to apologize to all the University employees i offended. I work at other projects with University paramedics and they are the most professional paramedics i have ever encountered. I never meant to offend or generalize, but this story sparked some anger in me and i wrote to hastily after watching the report. I have never applied to the U nor do i plan to, i already work in a busy urban project and have no desire to work another one.

This is why i have no desire to work at the U. I know lots of medics who got hired and walked out on day 1 of orientation. Maybe they felt this place was no good. You should here some of the stories i hear about the U, these guys are elitist's and believe they are above the law because they work for the state. Its a scary thing. I also here that if your new they will do some type of hazing too. No money in the world is worth the abuse these guys put there people through.

I dont think joint replacement is a good enough reason to not offer employment. As long as the person understands the job and his doctor clears him I don't see the problem. Thats could be a lawsuit under the American with Disabilities Act.

I agree that the person trying to help might be a "whacker" but may prove to be of assistance to you, but like stated earlier the patron trying to help may be drunk. Id be suspicious of the training of the person who might want to help on the sprained ankle, bloody nose calls. I wouldnt offer my help if security/police or fire is on scene and they dont ask. So i guess just use your best judgement.

I need some more information. What type of Business/venue do you work for? What State are you in? What type of calls do you get? Do you do patient care reports and RMA patients.

thats really interesting, in NJ we give 2-2.5 x dose down the tube to a max of 50 cc's we can give narcan, lidocaine, atropine and epi 1:1,000. I have never given lido or narcan down the tube but im sure we can use it.

Umm, really. Well i gave atropine and epi down the tube the other day. Might wanna check into that statement a little more.

There are so many different things you can write about. But dont forgot Johnny and Roy in there somewhere.

Thank you very much. Now i know exactly what i needed to know. The heliox article was the only link that worked. Thanks again for the info.

Fun.

I am a newer medic and have been working in a city for one year. On a few occasions i have seen a few medics give albuterol down the tube in cardiac arrest patients with history of asthma. Is this beneficial for the patient? Are there any adjuncts to use neb treatments through a BVM? Do you have to hear wheezes when you do this? Or, is this all just a waste of time?