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More links http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2238252.ece http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2238066.ece

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cc3M1nppd3c

Restocking isn't a big deal because of the checks we do prior to the shift starting. What I cannot stand is finding dried blood marks or stains inside the truck either on the bench, wall, the cabinet doors, the IV kit (elastic arm bands to be specific). I've learned over time to never enter a truck without gloves regardless of the reason but find it really ignorant to be so careless that you would not even bother cleaning up after yourself with regards to whom you work with at the time or the next crew. ESPECIALLY after a bloody mess(even minor ones).

I should have added room service to.

what next, give pt massages? are the rides really long enough to warrant the cost of a more comfortable stretcher? Not that I am against pt comfort by any means, but I would vote for other things in the unit to be either safer for myself or more comfortable for me before choosing a more comfy stretcher.

Yikes been a while since last being on this thread :shock: squinters, ALL answers to your questions are available to you, nothing hidden all you have to do is take the time to ACTUALLY go there. As for your comment regarding "when did they start to hire EMTs"? YOU tell me. and finally as for your smart *ss comments, instead of coming on the INTERNET to answer ridiculous questions you may have, go call and find the appropriate resources....or do you not know how to use a phonebook?

Nice. I found for me it was a matter of repetition. I read out loud at home and read over it at work. I used to find whoever was willing to be my patient and had them review the material with me as I did my assessments. In the care I used to read outloud what it was I was trying to review. The more you read it, the more you write it the more drilled in becomes (reading as well as hearing it when reading it out loud is one of the key factors that make a difference in learning. Makes it easier for your brain if it comes in thru different media). I also had posters on my calls as well when I first started and used flashcards for drugs. Mixed them around and took them everywhere with me.

Good for you for being so eager. Take a look at the governing body in your local area and look up what the scope is for the level of training you are going to be going to school for. From there you will be able to see the list of things you are going to be expected to know once you are done school and from there you can start searching the web for information. Lots of books available as well but the web is going to be your best bet. Good luck

Excellent site to test yourself: http://www.12leadecg.com/full/ecgindex.cfm

"We're so busted" http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/just_pla...tupid/Bait_Car/

Now is it me, or that cop REALLY feeling that guy up? http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/just_pla...Baking_The_Law/

Of course it would defeat the purpose of us being there but you're not going to see me help grandma pack her suite case, do a few sets of vitals, start my lines and initiate all these treatments prior to being in the truck. Of course there will always be a "what if" where its going to be warranted but if I have a pt who warrants a need for being at the hospital I'm not going to be staying on scene longer just because I have the time to, that's what home care is for.

when it takes less time to scoop and drop off at the nearest hospital than to start basic treatments in the truck.

Why risk the lives of those who need your care by wasting time with those that don't require it as neededly by killing time on scene? Why treat on scene if you can do the same thing in the back of a truck? if you can do those treatments in the back of a truck, why not do them while driving to the hospital? Here you are within 20 mins of any hospital so I might as well start treatment at "home" in the back of my truck than someone's stinky house. Be at the hospital quicker, have a quick turn around time and be ready to go for the next call?

shut up...

Bahahaha nice. That is hilarious

That is to funny. I'm surprised you're the first one to have come up with that answer, well done!

As the saying goes, there are always 2 sides to a story. Being in the field we work in, how in the world would anyone be able to EVER know what it is you are responding to. We've all had calls where you assumed the worst and it turned out to be nothing but a hangnail as well as the complete opposite where the pt's arrested yet it came as an alpha response. There is no way to know and those articles can NEVER be trusted. I wouldn't be one to pass judgement on this one. Wasn't there, didn't get the info given and chances are the info provided in the article has nothing to do with what actually happend.

The parents are the tarts in this situation. The kid was just being a kid. Hopefully the parents are the ones who learned a lesson.

Do younger siblings count?

Here unless there is a known allergy to Morphine in which case they get fentanyl, Morphine is all that is given for pain control (minus the random entonox case). As for removing the patch? I think it would be a situational thing. You have to evaluate the situation and see whether or not adding onto what the patch is already given, the right thing to do and/if you should titrate more meds on board. I'm thinking a lot of factors would come into play with this one (onset, relief, location etc etc).

Even if it is a concern, what are you willing to offer for alternative? anything that is used in hospitals (such as ICUs, CCUs) where patients have no other option but to be bed ridden to have specialty beds but those things are thousands of dollars. Not sure that there are to many other options if he isn't feeling well enough to get up around on his own.

From an ALS point of view, High Flow 02, Epi 0.01mg/kg. Mild reactions go to Diphenhydramine 1mg/kg. The most severe cases goes down to treating for shock (and/or bronchospams, hypotension etc) I would have to see what other drugs might come into affect, need to go thru the binder.

Yes they are but that wasn't the question. Epi pens as far as I have known to be are all made to be an IM administration (family member has had them for years). I want to understand if there is more underlying reason as to the reasoning behind why one was preferred vs the other than what I already knew (Cough, which isn't much). So other than the absorption rate, there are no other reasons as to why you might differ from IMs then?