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This reminds me of one time we had our regular asthma guy (20ish y/o male, mild resp. distress, no other hx.), and I put the scope on the bottom right lobe and heard wheezing with good air flow. So I stopped and threw him on a neb. My partner blew up at me for not listening to all the fields before giving the neb. Spenac, was he right? p.s. for the record I always use the scope on bare skin---my preceptor in school made sure I learned that good habit.

EMT? I thought this tread was abut medics, any monkey can be an EMT, hell most monkeys can be medics too..but can they be a good one? A solid education can help this but isn't 100% neccesary. Especially the way EMS is setup today. People say a lot of shit in EMS and the above quote doesn't really say much. Experience is experience, a year on a private as a B won't teach you shit. I did that for a year and took medic and now work 911. How are you going to tell us how to be a good medic when you aren't even a medic. That's baloney. Good medics are made by being articulate, curious, hard-studying, critical thinking and a lot of common sense. Skills are learned and practiced but theory and medicine are studied, learned and applied. Any amount of experience as a basic MIGHT help you learn some cheesey skills like backboarding and obtaining V/S, but the power of the Paramedic lies in advanced assessment and understand of the physiological aspects of emergency medicine, not being a tech monkey.

I like it the way it is here, Fire Department based, with single role medics.

The is the stupidest topic ever on these forums.

A better idea is to just set your profiles to private so no one can see them except who you designate. This is if you choose to put half naked pics up of yourself. If you are a hot girl, please don't think twice about doing this. That is all, thank you.

haha we run as many calls a night than he does in a day, crazy. but hey if he likes it more power to him. I'm not a EMS hater!

Granted it wasn't the best use of grammar and/or complete sentences but I was able to figure it out at least.

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Funny how I understood the first post. The nitpicking here is crazy. I don't think its wrong. It's insane how the EMS field is driven by lawsuits and litigation. Makes me want to pull out my hair.

they rescued people off the water in their POV boats with lights and sirens? Sounds like a FD gig to me, who else has the manpower or equipment? I can't believe there are volunteer wackers in NYC....never heard of this in Chicago, it's absurd. ha ha ha

No, they were not, and neither was his paramedic program. The program I went to had a long list of requirements including A&P I + II. It's crazy how things are different one program to another. Instead of just getting that BS in paramedicine why not just become and RN or major in biology. I think its a lot more relevant.

We had a student who was doing the BS in paramedicine. It was bullshit, the required classes did not even include Anatomy I and II but focused on classes like EMT-P and B lead instructor classes and EMS management. What a crock of shit if you ask me. And yes, I already have a degree so no bashing me about it.

Agreed, I will usually always try to get the IV, and from my experience its possible in most patients. As far as the nasal atomizer---meh, i've never used it for seizures, narcan is another story though.

I can't believe the hate for these nurses on the radio. In Chicago, they are known as ECRN nurses. They write down the highlights of our radio report so the ER is ready and has the appropriate resources ready for the pt. They are also trained in our protocols so they can suggests something if you forgot it (hardly happens). Yes it can get annoying when you have a new ECRN on the phone asking irrelevant questions but overall they are great to have. Most are on a first name basis with the medics, and we trust each other very much. Oh yes, there are a number of ECRNs in the ER--they also have pts. Whoever is available to answer the call, answers it.

In our system, if we RSI with Etomidate and there is a head injury we automatically goto .6mg/kg as opposed to the normal .3 mg/kg

Funny how everyone chimes in with "its disgusting" blah blah. Let them do what they want. And no, I don't think I would make it a habit of going there, but if people wanna be fat let them be fat! It's keeps us in business, doesn't it? And no---I am in very good shape, so don't even think it!

-When you have kevlar vests behind your seats -When you routinely run 20+ calls in a 24 hr shift -You use narcan like water -You get no love or thanks for your job

lol i should order these for the station as a gag gift

I propose all medcis under the age of 27 and over the age of 40 be lined up and shot. Oh, and offer them a cig. too That is all.

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exactly, well said bud!

Yes, I was under the impression a ghettomedic is either a person who 1) Improvies really well due to a lack of equipment, or 2) A medic that works in the ghetto. I don't really see how people are getting all fussy about this though.

You didn't understand that? Ok.......not going to edit it for you. I think if you look long enough you can figure it out. =P

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: I have never had someone drink D50. But picture this scenario, no IV access, no food anywhere. 1 amp of D50. haha. I guess I would t/p though b/c no food around would prolly mean I would be back soon.