HARDCORE CAP

eh, personally i continually run the call through my head and ask what i could have done better and why the pt coded. i haven't cried yet but most of the emotion i've felt has been for the family of the deceased in my book, you are definitely allowed to cry on scene during a highly emotional call but people can't emotionally fly off the handle. you've got a job to do and you need to stay on top of it. I'm one of the types where when i become emotionally overwhelmed my mind turns into a blank slate and i miss things. I've learned to step back (not physically lol), take a deep breath, and re-evaluate but i'll still run into that issue every once in a while

I don't know what grady does. I just know that every system is different.

Like others have said, if you're 7 years deep then you're definitely cut out for it. It seems to me you have stress related to events in the job and question your career due to your coping with such events. I'd say to find ways to vent or relieve that stress. Talking with a fellow crewmember about your frustrations, going for a wicked hard workout, taking some "you" time, etc. For me, the majority of my stress comes from my employer, not the job. Sometimes it's important to discern between those two ha ha

this. not everything is black and white, you have to make a choice and stand by it per your reasoning. personally, i stand by the titration method. I want to prevent a hypoxic episode of 02 sat <90 and keep it approx 95%+

1. to impede movement, straps and padding. we use 5 disposable straps: two criss crossed over the chest, one at the hips, over the femur, over the tibia. if secured properly the legs shouldn't slip sideways. the arms usually have free movement. if you have the hips and chest down securely the body shouldn't move much or at all despite ambo maneuvers 2. at my company we do just use the gurney. backboard on the gurney then use gurney straps. it's rare that the backboard will slide, usually the pt weight keeps the pad compressed and allows the board to catch the lip of the gurney. most of our boards also have texture, not 100% smooth. 3. padding, padding, padding. sheets, pillows, bandaging etc. basically whatever works 4. see 3

the most valuable thing i've learned is to do research by myself and to consider others' advice but not take it for absolute truth

amen! i met a waitress at the local IHOP that made more than me hourly before tips

i personally don't trust machines. from what i've seen, little, if any get proper maintenance to remain accurate and on top of it i don't trust a machine to hear like a person can; to tell the difference between a random noise and a BP "thump". i agree that i'd like to see a study where it's IBP vs Manual vs Automatic

if i could change one thing i'd probably like to see more progressive, experimental thinking

i stay humble because i know my knowledge base compared to a medic is practically nil. i don't think i'm on an even level with a paramedic or even that i'm a useful part of the EMS system and i fully support those "straight to medic" ideas on this site. like dust said in the previous thread so un-politically correct , Bs are the "wetbacks" of the system. i usually tell people i'm a glorified ambulance driver. when i question a paramedic, i usually learn something in the process and it never ends up with any kind of hard feelings. i'll only firmly stand against them if i know beyond a shadow of a doubt that i'm right but that hasn't happened yet. why Bs don't get along with paramedics on this site, i have no clue. i love sitting around and listening to medics shoot the shit on different topics. i dunno, maybe it's because i'm new. so far i've embraced my place in the EMS field and look forward to medic school, after then i'll probably question medics more often and more firmly

i wasn't even born

i only read the first post but this is my stance on the subject. i'm fully behind getting rid of EMT certs and going straight to medic but i think the fresh medic should serve a probationary period of assisting a seasoned medic in the field and prove their competency over that time before becoming full fledged...like and half and half EMT/medic......from my point of view, EMTs seem to just be ambulance drivers and medic assistants

so in that situation it'd probably be best to escort the patient to the truck then put them in the gurney while in the vehicle?

i'm a super newb so that hasn't happened yet

looking at the video, the only thing that i can see really wrong is just not using the stretcher in the first place so the pt doesn't run off like that