occsafmedic

Two problems with the survey- anybody who has been doing this long time is generally highly versed in the protocols, and seeing bazillions of similar cases, is likely to drop back to experience-- I might look up a protocol for a zebra, but I damn well better be able to recognize horse beats FAST-- yes, I have a cheat sheet in the drug box, but after doing this damn near to 30 years, I don't need a cookbook approach-- sense and experience are far more valuable-- One of the big problems with cookbook approaches-- they will often lead you in the wrong direction-- where the voice of experience warns you when something else is going on-- you GOTTA look at mechanisms of injury-- which often ratchets up the type of care provided BLS since 75 ALS since 84 plus Navy ALS from 75 to 99

They DON'T drive-- they fail EVOC, wash out of the Academy, and go on to other things-- or, they listen to their instructors, get together, split the rental cost of a 24' box truck, and practice, practice, practice-- and maybe, then they can pass. It's a NYC requirement-- u must pass EVOC to drive, and you must be capable of driving (with certain exclusions) in order to be an BEMS employee.

Since I'm in a hotbed of terrorism (NYC), I have no problem with reporting suspicions-- we know full well that Hamas, Hezbollah and a myriad of other known terrorist entities operate here freely-- it's a bit of a dichotomy to stay on the right side of HIPAA, but not insurmountable.