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Any basic worth their weight can look at a patient through an assessment and determine what, if any ALS could be done, and determine from there. But, then again, we come from two different worlds, and I guess things are a bit different here. BLS assessment, initiate ALS, start transport, treat enroute. Meet ALS if possible, if not, complete transport. I must ask, what does the BLS transport do if the patient turns emergent?

i wanna go home?

Cringes at the sound of "trauma naked" Heres my short list from the rejects of the world 1.) "Wow, you can really do that?" (yep, i CAN apply this bandage...) 2.) "How long have you been volunteering?" (exactly one day longer than you've been stupid) 3.) "They actually pay you for this?" (are you serious) 4.) "How long have you been a fireman" (yep, the firepump is just below the AMBULANCE STRETCHER ON THE AMBULANCE) 5.) "I dont got to pay fo this right?" (not at all, and your hamburger at mcdonalds is free, your drycleanings free, your baby formula is free, and your crack is free, as well as every other service in our capitalist country, you societal reject...) 6.) "Do i really need the oxygen?" (nope, i was bored, and want to charge you more) From EMS 1.) "eh, that chart can wait" (yep, because you can pick and choose your responsibilities) 2.) "eh, the trucks clean enough" (What defines clean enough? Does the ICU have a clean enough?) 3.) "Vitals are stable" (umm, whats the patients baseline vitals? How do you know they are stable if you dont have this info?) 4.) "We didnt have time to get fuel" then brag about your 4 hour nap.... (as i feel unpleasant pressure from getting screwed) Im beat....more to come... [marq=down:cf77a27552]PRPG[/marq:cf77a27552]

Yes agreed. I would love to see a more expanded usage of tems units, and less of these idiots with TEMS qualifiers doing nothing with it. With as much as it saves departments in liability insurance alone, its insane for teams to not utilize tems.

Noooo, not me.... *looks around to see if anyones watching* The person below me has taken a job as a rodeo clown once...

That was funny...

I don't know since I don't know where PRPG lives. But the person below me loves to leave himself logged in at work!!! (I was right! This really is fun!)

MX pro R-3 weighs 81 lbs. Thats the baseline cot that most squads are utilizing. 39 lbs isnt a huge difference I think...

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ummm, yes. Welcome to the club. PRPG

American EMS, tends to put more stock in an attractive look of a unit, than safety in paint schemes.

Not to mention having to then monitor urine output as well...straight cathing patients during transport? ummm....no....

All of medical care is this way your absolutely right. But medical care is the most important part of this equation, not respect of beliefs. Respecting these beliefs is a secondary patient advocacy issue that should be heavily considered if time avails itself.

Wow...im now speachless...

Hmmmm...my dog meows like a cat and eats dog food.....hows that? The person below me eats dog food toooooo....

Please dONT YELL THANK YOU XOXO PRPG!

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Yes....your porn star shoes tho....you left them at my house last night,.....:oops: The person below me doesnt mind being there....

EMT-HP (read AS health professionaL) FOR STREET md'S AND CCRN'S Recent addition of EMT-PA (physician assistant) otherwise, your basically correct

Standing take down for a standing patient with head and neck pain. With a scoop...how?

Many places in the country are getting away from volunteers because of issues based around drastic decreases in volunteerism across the US. I must ask, why doesnt your volunteer service begin hiring employees?

BLSprovidophobia : Fear of EMT-Basics. Sure that wasnt the real reason why bro?

....too easy...ill let that one go...

What am I anal retentive about? Paperwork, now that ive gotten jammed once or twice in my day Decon, cleanliness is 2nd only to Zen. Creativity in education... ....more to come, im going to work

"Tiny Hiney" I guess im a crowd favorite then?