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Videos like this are the second reason I got dash cams for my ambulances. If anything ever goes wrong we can review it step by step to determine if anything could have been done differently to prevent something like this from occurring again. Glad to hear he's ok. Thanks Doc.

Well, the insurance company has written off my ambulance so I'm in the market for a replacement. I'm still trying to decide on what I will do. I'm partial to a diesel so a Ford E-series cutaway isn't an option and the F-series doesn't have the cab to axle size for a mod remount. One option is a medium duty chassis but I have no experience with them. Anyone here work in a freightliner or international chassis? Got any info you can share?

Awww, crap...I've really gotta get my poop in a group.

No, he's looking for an inventory contol app. Not a drug reference guide. I'd love to help you, but I'm an Android kinda fella.

hmmm, Mike has revealed his weakness....well, bees and poor grammar. He can't resist correcting poor grammar.

lol, shit, I thought today was the 24th and a fresh story....whoops.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nurses-can-practice-without-physician-supervision-in-many-states/2013/03/24/98b241cc-8745-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_print.html

Medics have been dispensing (not prescribing) antibiotics and other meds up here for years. We do have access to the client's chart though and consult with medical control. The idea is to provide them with sufficient meds to get them to someone who can provide the prescription. This is in the clinical setting though, not prehospital. We've got a pretty significant expansion to the pharmacology scope when we're working in the facility. It's quite a good foundation for the move to the pre and post hospital environment.

It was fun while it lasted.

Love? or Lust?

From the CDC website: From thebody.com

And they are delicious.

Usually transportation from a central area if remote, otherwise a work vehicle is provided on site. housing meals and equipment are typically the expense of the worksite and the company.

The Troll calling them Ogres? Pot calling the kettle black...no? In what manner? But you fail to mention why they would do such an unprofessional thing. And what did he do about it? On every call or just ones to your house? No Comment, there are enough about NJ EMS here already. Find out what the source is. It may not appear so, but I sympathize with your plight. Unfortunately you haven't really done anything to provide us with information regarding your situation, all you've done is call them names and point fingers at them. Why did they yell at you for 15 minutes? Maybe they had what they thought was a good reason. For all I know you took offense to how they were treating your mother and you threatened them without realising that they were actually helping her. Maybe the police come on calls with them because they have felt threatened by you in the past. How do they mistreat your mother? Do they yell at her? Demean her? Or are they providing a necessary medical treatment to her that you don't understand and when you try to interfere they are forced to restrain you? It just strikes me a bit odd that someone would come here to complain and seek direction from us when he could pursue this along proper channels just by looking in a phone book for the number, filing a complaint with the police, talking to the staff at the hospital....

But CPR WAS started prior to the arrival of the fire truck drivers The Doc simply called the code prior to their arrival, which is his prerogative. The communication that the patient has a pulse could be a simple miscommunication, but that never happens when someone calls 911. Or not

That's a bit high. $325 is the norm in most places. I offer more, but my slaves only work during the day on the line, then return to camp for the night off. Biggest problem is that the pipeline workers are pretty hard core and might work 16 to 18 hours a day at times, so your day sitting in that pickup truck could get pretty darned long.

I agree Ed, I just got the feeling from a couple of posts that they didn't read the articles and misinterpreted my post of an ACD to mean a DNR.

Ummmmm guys, an Advanced Care Directive does not necessarily mean a DNR. In this particular case, the decease had an ACD for all appropriate measures to be taken, including CPR.

I wouldn't do anything. The patient's primary physician was on scene and had called the code at the request of the family. The physician has complete authority and responsibility in this matter. Had the physician not been on scene, then the advanced care directive prevails. Resuscitative efforts had been initiated and called by the doc, just as it would have in the hospital.

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Bwaaa haaaa haaaa haaaa, I love that avatar. Greetings, how's the snow in NC? Welcome to the City, feel free to comment on any discussion which interests you, or create one of your own.

Yup, Kate nailed it. If you want to thank someone professionally, thank their superiors. You know that bumper sticker on commercial vehicles."How's my driving, call 1-800 ......" I tend to call them to report GOOD driving because they almost never get a good phone call, only bad. So, when I see those guys cut another driver some slack and do something courteous for another driver, I call the number to let them know. It's actually kinda fun because it also brightens up the day for the call taker who is expecting to hear another pissed off driver.

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