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I am testing at the AEMT level. That helps. The way the critical criteria is written, I thought I had to start them within 30 seconds of starting the station. Thanks for replying.

I am taking the National Registry Paramedic Practical in a couple of weeks. I live in Kansas City and have been unable to find a tutor here to help me practice for the test, so all of my practicing has been memorizing the sheets and reviewing over the phone with EMS friends. I moved here from NY, so I don't know many people in the EMS world yet. Anyway, the Pediatric Respiratory Compromise sheet has me a little confused. One of the critical criteria is to initiate ventilations within 30 seconds of starting the station. When I look at what must be done first, I am not sure how to accomplish it. Does anyone have any experience with this station? Thank you for the help.

I live in Rural New York and we use "Fly Cars" in certain areas. I spent many hours, during paramedic training, on one. They are useful in certain situations. Where I live we have many small ems agencies that only go to the BLS or I level. The company I work for staffs ALS/BLS ambulances and then uses them to provide ALS linkups with various BLS agencies. That seems to work the best. If the agency can't get a crew, we are fully staffed and can take the call.

First let me say that I do not deny the fact that there is a group of

people in this world that are being kept alive by technology (not just

machines, but procedures and care that was not available 80 years ago).

This is a very sad and unfortunate group. Their quality of life is

zilch. However, when speaking of euthanasia, it is opening up a whole

area that will quickly spiral out of control. Hitler used euthanasia in

Germany. It started with the mentally challenged and people who weren't

able to contribute to society. It ended up with the murder of 6 million

Jews and countless others who were in the way or didn't fit into the

agenda. What looks to be a way to allow people to die with dignity,

will quickly become something that none of us would like to see. You

have to deal with who makes that decision and a host of other questions

and ethics. Places I hope to never have to go.

I do believe that in this country, we do not allow people to die with

dignity. We feel that if someone dies, we have lost. Was it a wise

decision on the MD's part to spend 45 minutes resuscitating the now 23

y/o with cerebral palsy? Just because I have the ability to "bring

someone back", does that mean that it is in their best interest.

I say all this to say that I don't believe that euthanasia can ever be

allowed. It can, and will, spiral too quickly into a monster that we won't

be able to handle. The best we can do is make people comfortable, take

good care of them, handle and treat them with dignity. Make their lives

or last days as pleasant as we can.