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I don't think they are trying to recognize the providers as a medical specialty. I think they are trying to recognize the EMS Physicians who oversee them as a medical specialty.

Happy π day everyone!

The situation of you being right about the LP10 does not in any way exclude the possibility of you being crazy...

So because someone else does something you consider worse it makes what you do ok?

Interesting, that is a different show then. I'd be interested to see it. I'll have to hunt around my cable box's channel guide and see if it plays here.

DocH, I think what they are trying to say is that you should treat every call like the person is acutely ill (speed wise) even if they aren't that way when the time comes that you have a serious patient there is no problem in acting quickly since it is what you are used to.

Did you mean to say Situation Critical? That is a show that is along the lines of Trauma: Life in the ER but shot at Sunnybrook and at St. Michael's. Those are Toronto's two trauma centres.

My answers in red above.

Would you actually nebulise the salbutamol? I would probably be more inclined to just squirt it down the tube. After all, we're not trying to get it to all the alveoli like in bronchoconstriction, we're trying to get rapid distribution into the blood stream. Unfortunately for me the only two options I have are bicarb (we only carry one amp) and salbutamol.

One time I punched my patient in the face and they didn't end up dieing from their asthma attack. Obviously all asthma patients should be punched in the face for their own good!

Unfortunately the only anti-emetic I have experience with is Gravol (Dimenhydrinate.... you 'mericans call it Dramamine) IV/IM. Is there an "official" statement out there as to the strengths and weaknesses of each? Sorta like you can find for narcs.

*confuzzled*

I guess you're right in that under 1% is also less than 20%

We'll see what happens. Haven't gotten any response yet from the ~15 councilors but it is a holiday.

So for better or for worse I decided to submit my letter to council anyway. I just sent the file linked below to every councilor's e-mail address plus the mayor. I will let you folks know if I get any response. http://home.cogeco.ca/~rkroeze/ACP.pdf

With increased education comes increased wages. You have to have the increased education FIRST before the wages go up.

:roll: Point out to me where I said anything about education being horrible for EMS? If you look at my history here I'm a HUGE advocate for furthering education. I have 2 years of BLS education and another year of ALS education and I feel it should be a degree at the BLS level (if we are going to continue to separate the levels at all). I am simply trying to illustrate why CB is frustrated. He is saying that he did his best to inform the patients of the risks of refusing transport and you are jumping down his throat insulting him. Insulting people is not a good way to sway someone to your side just FYI.

Sorry.... what does any of this have to do with the topic? I notice lately people have been bringing their own agendas and pushing them into threads.

I was more trying to comment on the fact that the following was happening: Person #1: Apples are red. Person #2: Apples are horrible because I choked on one once. Person #1: That doesn't change the fact that apples are red does it? Person #2: Aren't you listening? Apples are HORRIBLE. Repeat

Ok, I apologize. I had you misread on this issue. You aren't suggesting that this patient should have been kidnapped, for some reason you chose this thread as a spot to get on a soapbox about education standards. You'll have to forgive us for getting confused as this really isn't where you normally expect that kind of preaching.

It must be difficult walking around with that huge chip on your shoulder :shock:

I'm agreeing with you here CB.... Vent, you seem to be completely missing what he is saying. He TRIED to get the patient to go but they refused to comply. Are you suggesting that he should have kidnapped the patient?

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The powers that be that run the local company are so anti-ALS it isn't funny. They practically froth at the mouth when spewing out anti-ALS comments.