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Is that even still allowed anymore? I thought that went away a long time ago?

For sure

To me the patient would be a "stay and play" with the idea that if we can't find a correctable cause pretty quickly we need to get going. I wouldn't immediately start moving though.

In my mind setting up the ECG or the BGL first is not so important in that they are relatively simultaneous and I won't be giving any TX before both are done anyway.

Not if we're comparing PCP(ON) to EMT(AB).

ok, so yeah I was definitely joking with all that I said. It was a play on how right after 9/11, any criticism of new rules or policies would be met with patriotic "If we don't, the terrorists win" and "Why do you hate America?" type statements.

Are you implying that the safety of schools and America as a whole is a joking matter spenac? Why do you hate your country so much?

I've been thinking about what I said earlier and I want to add to it: If you don't support the jailing of 10 year olds, the terrorists win. Do you want to let the terrorists win? Why do you hate America so much?

I'm not 100% sure I understand what you are saying. Are you somehow stating that because Doctors make more money and are respected more we should be emulating them 100%? Doctors = money/respect Doctors = no uniforms Therefore: no uniforms = money/respect To me that is flawed logic. If that's not what you were saying I apologize. knowledge = power power = corruption knowledge = corruption

If you think kids should be allowed to bring knives so they can eat at school, the terrorists win.

Med students aren't Paramedic students so you're still not comparing apples to apples. You say they are both in the same group because they are medical professionals. I could say that mechanic and medic are in the same group because they are both students. For the record, I'm playing devil's advocate here.

Is Physed not a course in your medic programs? From what I've seen most (all?) Ontario PCP programs have a physed class. I do disagree with the inspections and marching and stuff though. But physical testing I agree with.

At my college the culinary arts students are always in their uniform. Just saying, you can point to one that does one thing and I can point to one that does the opposite.

I'm trying to understand.... because they wear uniforms you feel they are paramilitary? Uniforms is part of the job.

Just out of curiosity, what career have you had at age 17? Anyway, have fun in the chat room.

I'm sticking with my usual Dx.... all patients are suffering from Syphilis until proven otherwise.

You weren't able to get one by palp? Was probably cuz of a really low BP. So yeah, working on the assumption that BP is likely <80 is reasonable.

Maybe this was asked already, but why is a Paramedic using a fully automatic machine?

You rely on the NIBP? I have noticed that Zoll monitors tend to find a good reading when it isn't hooked up to anything at all.

Once had the buckle get stuck latched on the stretcher with the patient on it. Was awkward getting them out of that!

Doc: If you could only have one pressor to hang on a live patient what would it be? In other words you have no clue what may be thrown at you, what would you consider the best "jack of all trades"? For reference, here in Ontario the only pressor we hang is Dopamine.

Just wondering, how do you people get permission to do chest drains?

I don't know about you guys but I've already started using Watt seconds instead of Joules for defib.

I know that I have an uphill battle but I feel it is a battle worth fighting. My situation is such that had I not gone for it now, I would likely never have gone to the ALS level. So when it comes to do it or don't, I'm going to do it. I don't and won't regret it, but I'm not blind to the difficult time that may be ahead of me. Just out of curiosity, what area do you practise ALS in? I agree that working for ORNGE gets you lots of experience and SOA relatively little. I guess somehow we got into a disagreement even though we agree? Sorry if that was my fault in any way but in regards to air experience I agree with you. Which is why if I were to work air at any point in my career it would be with ORNGE. I'll try not to take things personally in the future man. Sometimes hard when someone is telling you you are wrong for what you are doing though, but I'll try.

Why is it that in the US everyone says don't even bother working at the BLS level, go straight to ALS and here we say you have to work for years at the BLS level before going to ALS? Everyone thinks it is a great idea for you to be an ALS provider without independent experience in the states, but cross the border and it's heresy? Why? Without actual studies on the benefits of prior experience vs little to no experience, any statements such as this are pure speculation and anecdotes. The system should be set up to adequately determine if someone can do the job they need to do. If they can not, they do not make it into that role.