polsonmedic91

Normal exam, other than some vague dizziness she appears ok. P/w/d, CAOX4, no Hx. I would BLS it. She is young, healthy, no big Hx. If I was a long way out from the hospital, I may look at an ECG first to make sure it is nothing funky. BGL would be appropriate first as well, although I doubt I would take it on scene. If I hook up the monitor and check a BGL, I feel I have made the pt. ALS even if they are BLS by complaint and findings, so I don' t think I would do much other than help load the gurney and drive while patting myself on the back. (OK, I bit. What happened that I should have ALS'd the pt?)

Has anybody written a letter to TNT yet? Did you get a response? I am going to write one this week. I will post the letter and any response on this site. I encourage all of you to do the same. This industry is still fighting for the right image. We must show a unified, professional front or we condemn ourselves to always being "ambulance drivers" and "hero" wannabe's.