FireMedic65

yea, it was canceled. they will finish out the season and put some other crappy show on to replace the time slot

I was speaking in general

I agree. I am not an English professor, and most likely no one else here is either. We ALL make mistakes, big deal! This is a discussion forum, not a legal document. Although it annoys me when people use improper English/grammar, that is quite blatantly WRONG (ie using your instead of you're or there and their), mistakes will be made. It IS very childish to bash on someone for not being perfect in their SECOND language. You should be grateful and HELPFUL, to your fellow provider. Especially someone with a wealth of knowledge who can teach many of us here a few things. Bashing on them over crap like that only shows how immature and conceited you can be. Not to mention discouraging people from replying to your posts just out of spite for you being dbags. Furthermore, I think his spelling and grammar is pretty darn good for English being his second language! Grow up people!

It was only a few seconds. I was reading off my laptop screen and moved my head around so I wouldn't get that cramped feeling. I was looking at the screen for a matter of 30mins maybe. Never happened before with "gold". I had other vision dealies but that was from over exhertion while running and working out. I am due for an eye exam anyway, so I will get I question the doc about it.

y wuld u need 2 use spellckr? nun of us typ bad!

I feel fine other wise, aside from a tummy ache from eating a cheese steak equal to my weight. It only lasted a few seconds and didn't impair my vision or anything.

no drugs involved lol... it didn't last long

So, I was sitting here reading like usual. I looked up, and I saw what appeared to be.. "sparks" goldish in color. No bright lights around me or any changed of light either, super weird!

He wanted evidence based assessment. Meaning, he wants numbers. He was asking for statistics of where the patient started at during a code, and where they ended up at and everything in between. This, is why CPR guidelines change. People do the leg work like John here to see how effective CPR actually is or isn't. You CANNOT say how good/bad CPR is just by saying they had no pulse, gave CPR, and now they have a pulse. This, is what he was asking for, he wanted documentation of how and why the patient regained a pulse. Effectiveness of CPR, o2 profusion and how the patient comes out. He didn't want a war story. He gave an example of what he was looking for, and didn't get it.

Your grammar is indeed correct (yes, I DO know how to speak and type proper English lol). Although, if that were me, I would have used a comma after "returning to the room". Just out of curiosity. Who does your Q/A? Is it another paramedic or something like that? Or just an office/secretary worker?

yea students do everyone on the cheap! my buddies (whom is also a medic) his gf is going to school for law stuff. that would be handy!

Old news, but still good stuff

Welcome to the city! It's always nice to have experiences from others around the world. I am sure we can all teach each other something. There is a wealth of knowledge on this site, and if you can bite through the BS once in awhile, you can learn quite a bit. Enjoy

You should always know what you are giving to any patient and a good understanding of how it works. But in a case like this, do you really need THAT many people giving inoculations?

Well yea, that's a given!

I don't really think it is a matter of how the medication is given. It is the medication itself. What you are saying is, pretty much if you put a drug into an epi-pen type of vessel, a basic can give it. That being said, morphine comes in auto injectors. Can a basic give morphine? This is why there are drug/med restrictions for different level of providers. If there is an MD, RN, or even specially trained Medic available in the facility, I don't have a problem at all really with ANYONE giving the inoculations. Given, these people are trained on how to do it. Since the inoculations are available in snort form, have at it!

You need to be able to communicate clearly at all times with your partner. Otherwise you will bump into each other in doing things on scene. Not to mention it's super annoying, and sorry to say... people who barely speak English use it as an excuse to get away with a lot of things and not doing things. Personally... I wouldn't want to work with someone who I could not communicate with. I don't think it is a good idea at all or very safe for that matter.

I have what I want on paper. I just need to get in contact with programmers to see if it is even feasible. Getting software programmed from the ground up takes awhile and can be very expensive. Thanks for the vote of confidence people. I will keep you updated and maybe asking for input when the time comes.

I suppose I should have actually read the whole article huh? Then yea.. that's pretty terrible. Negatives.... seriously? Have you 'tards even read the posts we made? not sure why that quoted you Dust

As far as I know, there are no shortages of nurses to give the inoculations. Paramedics are allowed to give them here in PA also if there is an MD present. As for who should get them, I think everyone who NEEDS one and wants it, should. All ACTIVE health care providers should be required to get them. If you are around patients all day, you are more likely to get sick. The outbreak puts you in more of a position where you are exposed. You get it, and now all your patients you see later can get it. just my thoughts

Not really much difference on Halloween from any other night. Maybe a few stomach pain from too much candy or kids falling and scraping hands/knees.

If you are looking for a vest, could try this. I have one for cycling. Would make a great vest to carry EMS gear. http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/OGIO_Flight_Vest_Moto_Jacket--631632.html

With all these rules in place that we are to lock the ambulance up at all times, it was only a matter of time before something accidental like this would happen. People lock their keys in their car all the time. An ambulance is no different. Just because there is a patient, doesn't change much of how people go about their daily routine. Get out of ambulance, close door. Cab is now locked. Provider in the back hops out the side door maybe, closes door. Patient compartment is now locked too. Doors close on their own a lot of the time too. I doubt this was done on purpose, but I am sure it could have been prevented if you were to take the keys with you and paid more attention to the situation.

Thanks John, appreciate the input. It will take me awhile to get things done I'm sure. Since I can't program, I need to find someone who wants to help. I will probably be looking for other medical professionals for their input and help on things.

Alright, for a while now, I have been planning up some ideas for a software program that is PC/Mac based and even for cell phones. It would most likely be complex and take a lot of time. Anyway, without getting into great detail of what I plan on doing. My question is, how legally liable would I be, and the programmers be. I would of course use reliable sources and cite them, give them credit and get permission. That is not what I mean though. For example, part of the programming might be dealing with med math. If for some reason the program fails and give a false positive for medication dose. Are we liable for this? We all know programs tend to not work sometimes. This kind of stuff is what I am worried about. I don't want be be sued because my software said to give someone 2000 ug/min dose of nitro instead of saying 200. This, would be bad. Aside from "provider should know better" excuse, this was just an example. Could you get away with just using a disclaimer or something? Any input would be nice.