Ghetto Medic

You know as much as we do an easy "Thank you" sometimes goes a long way. We commonly go out with our supervisors to bars and sporting events. We play soft ball together and just generally hang out. If the crew has had a rough day and the calls pile up maby take a call or two for the crew insted of smothering them in paperwork. Little things like maby buying pizza every other week. On holidays the company always picks us up food for Christmas and Thanksgiviing and such. A basketball hoop or an xbox at the station may help too. We all have a job to do in EMS and the job will get done but sometimes wee need to have fun at work too. Its a very stressful job, you know that

1- if the breathing BECOMES adequate, assuming the avg rate 14-18bpm you may stop BVM ventilation and place them on an NRB. You dont want to force air into sombody breathing normally. Just because the breathing is labored or shallow does not nessicairly mean that breathing is "inadequate". 2 - according to the "book" you supposed to automatically suspect the patient fell or what not ie trauma, so go with the jaw thrust and last i checked as a BLS provider you should always place a BLS airway, NPA or OPA. 3 - suction, reposition the airway, BVM if the repositioning of the airway does not improve the patients respiratory rate. Keep in mind this is all text book garbage. Its difficulty to treat a paper patient. wait till you hit the field if you havent yet, it will come much easier. Just keep in mind Lung sounds are very important and the pulse ox is an "aid" to your assessment, dont treat the pulse ox, treat the patient.