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I have been doing some research for a school report on the Future of EMS, so far i have come up w/ the fact that some places are treating the pts on scene and releasing them, ie, cuts that need sutures are now done in the field, diabetic emergencies are being treated and released, seizure pts, the list goes on and on. so heres my thought (its not worth anything but y not right), we are doing all this stuff already in the field so y not x-rays, we can help in some places (if the hospitals take the in field films, some hospitals here dont except in field blood draws so y waste the time and effort if it wont be used?) but on the other hand, i am still concerned about the training requirements, we have to learn how to use it, but do we have to learn how to read it as well? whats the point of learning to use the machine if we can read the x-rays? we can do some good w/ this but we can do some damage if given to the wrong emt or medic. and the fact that yes this piece of equipment may be "small" in size but its still another piece of equipment that we are going to have to carry around and check, and where are we going to put it, i don't know about where everyone else works but i do know that we are very pressed for space in our ambulances. And how are we going to be reimbursed for the films we take if the insurance companies won't approve it yet? We have to look at the research and see if the outcome of the pt is worth the effort of training and time on our part. I say if it is not going to help at least 1 of my pts don't bother me about it. Just a few mindless thoughts thats all.

Honestly on one hand it may be a good idea but on the other, we do get reimbursed something bad from insurance companies and then there is more training that has to be done, the lack of room in the back of an ambulance, the fact that the ambulance is moving ( I really don't wanna have to stop w/ a critical pt unless it is vital to pt care) and that fact that we are in too close of a space to safely take an xray, w/ out causing harm to others in the ambulance. (the harm my not effect them now but it will some where down the road called life) where would the machine go? how much room would it take up? how much radiation would it give off? do we really need one in an ambulance? who is going to pay for it? just a few questions that probable should be addressed prior to the approval of this crazy idea.