Quakefire

Carry Gravol, would like Ondansetron, or other anti emetic that doesnt cause drowsiness

I have my own pair of shears (more expensive than really needed but i like them) a good quality stethoscope like Mobey says you don't need a 300 dollar scope but a 10 dollar scope won't really cut it. The last thing is a good quality pocket flashlight, but I tend to work outside at night a lot. As for uniform gear 5.11 make comfortable long lasting gear, I love my pants from them

Really I have no desire to strike (plus im not unionized just follow their bargining agreement) But what I dont agree with is the employer association having all the power. There is no longer any incentive for them to try and reach a deal, they can just stall with unrealistic demands for as long as they want with no fear of reprisal from the people who actually have to do the job

The big issues with the law is that the employer can change who it feels is essential day to day, and there is no way for unions to "fight back". The big desire is for binding arbitration so our next contract negotiation doesnt last for over two years again

No epi, atropine or amiodarone looks like acls is becoming less "a" and more just "cls" Just means we need to make sure that as stuff is removed we push to get what's added in its place, or even a larger/full level of acls meds

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/02/06/sk-labour-law-challenge-1202.html Saskatchewans essential services law did not survive a court challenge being deemed unconstitutional. It remains in effect for the next year for the government to make amendments or file an appeal.

Good Luck!

Merry Christmas

I avoid carrying a cot when ever possible, but I have carried power cots into the house, wasnt that bad. I would love to see a tracked cot though, even just to have something that goes over uneven ground better, let alone down stairs. Back to the original topic, what triggers the section in the truck to lift and retract? Does it have to be combined with a brand new power cot (with integrated controls for both) or does it just lift when you push the front wheels into it, then retract with a push?

They picked you to be the student to kill someone? I've heard of patients in the ICU on massive amounts of inotrops for along time because of Viagra and nitro

Wow your ahead of the game, half the time I don't even know where I work..... Then again I've been a student so long I don't know if I remember what working was like. The excuse we got was SIAST was waiting on the new NOCPs to update the program, which is why we wrote tests written in 2006, not exactly up to date materials.

J306 if your in Saskatoon this summer I may be able to give you a use for a pair of those shoes, and I don't mean a swim from the University Bridge

STARS stars in Regina in April and sounds like sept in Saskatoon. TBH the SIAST ACP program isn't that great, they just haven't kept up with the new protocols. Nice to see another northern reserve attendant here (see big white taxi driver) And never mind squint, he likes to stir the pot.... his way of providing food for thought Welcome!

Cant say that I do, but I might be showing my age in that I had to google that to figure out where you were going with it

Its been my online identity since I was 14, hard to forget, and never taken. I thought it was kinda cool back then, combining two big destructive forces. And yes I have been addressed as Quake, but those were back in my nerdier days. I'm working on the whole avatar thing....

Howdy, Just found this website, allows you to break down patient satisfaction surveys and health problems by health region and eventually hospital within Saskatchewan. Check it out! http://www.qualityinsight.ca

Pt needs O2, the left side of their heart is non functional and the right side is working to provide systemic circulation. I would find out which surgeries have been performed, avoid any meds that would increase the workload on the heart, and contact their pediatrician or cardiologist (which ever is monitoring the patient) for any specialized instructions

Howdy from another Canadian PCP who spent a lot of time on call. Welcome to the site!

Over the last little while going through the forums I have seen a few things that make me not so much uneasy but raise a few questions in my mind. We have seen trolls with no sure purpose, and in at least one case an employer who saw a post through a google search. In this forum we discuss problems or difficulties with the EMS systems we work in, questions about how patients should be treated or have been treated, and honestly post our opinions on a variety of issues. After seeing another post about being recorded on scene by cell phones and the like I started to wonder, should we be afraid to use our real names or talk about issues that we have? I generally don't use my real name for anything, more out of habit than anything else, and I have seen members here who do use their own names. In an age where anything can be found online should we worry that anything we say could be taken out of context and used against us?

Is that just withing the Regina Quapell health region or will that be province wide?

I tried to be nice before, but now im fed up. Sell the equipment and the books, and get your cash back from the school, you have no place in EMS. You have shown that your not the kind of EMT/Paramedic I would want treating a member of my family, and your not the kind of partner I could trust to work with. The John Wayne avatar is insensitive and just plain malicious. So yes im sure people are going to be mean to you. Before what you called "mean" was people trying to show you the gravity of your actions, yes you probably could have killed someone, that is a huge mistake, and you dont seem to understand that. Now because you obviously tried to make us all upset with your avatar, we will point out that your either stupid or you just dont care enough to be in this business. So this has never been an "ego boost" for us. But you certainly have a chip on your shoulder, and sooner or later that is going to slide over and take your head off.

Fun little story about Nitro, that I think illustrates a point. A paramedic in Ontario was attending to a patient with cardiac chest pain, and was going to admisiter a Nitro spray, to use a Nitro spray properly you spray it once to prime the pump to ensure a proper dose is admisitered to the patient, the paramedic primed the spray off to the side away from himself and the patient. Unfortunately the patients large dog came around the corner with its tongue hanging out of its mouth as the medic sprayed. The dog dropped. Disclaimer: no animals were harmed in the making of this post, the dogs blood pressure recovered by the time they left, unfortunately the medics shorts may never be the same. I understand being excited (the scanner and supplies) No holding c-spine is not rocket science, but without proof of proper training, that patient could turn around and say you were the reason he cant feel his legs (lawsuits suck). If you were properly holding C-spine, how did you get him is pills? I can forgive you giving the nitro, was it the right thing to give, no, did he ask for it yeah, did you know any better, no The only thing that really irks me is that you ran from the scene when asked to stay, and I wonder why you would do that? Did you realize you did something wrong and wanted to avoid punishment? Was it lack of respect for the responding crews? Personally if I was one of the fire fighters you ran off on, and I saw you working a call even as a licensed EMT, I would have a chat with your supervisor. I dont think being a cowboy and then ducking responsibility for it would sound great for a future boss. Everyone here has learned to take a spanking for doing (or saying) something less than bright, usually by one member in particular. Learnign to accept critique, even when harsh, is an important skill in EMS. Listen and learn well young grasshopper Dan EMT

We have lost a truly great member, and man with great intelligence, experience and wisdom. My condolences to his family and all those that were close to him.

Saskatchewan has an MFI protocol (about two weeks old) that is not in use yet. Versed (0.1mg/kg max of ten) and Fentanyl (3.5mcg/kg ax 250mcg) or Etomidate (0.3mg/kg) and fentanyl. No paralytics. Although we do carry narcan we have no reversal for the midazolam.