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Read and replied I liked the questions!

Thats awesome ..

congrats

I thought the upper age limit to work on an ambulance was somewhere about 80 ... why are they letting you back on a truck?! you better officially work on you're spelling for the ACR/PCR's Welcome back

I'd settle for just a bachelor's degree.. and I don't know how prudent it is to get a masters in business at this time in our economy ..

Of course there are exceptions an instructor bangs out or gets stuck at work and we have had more but the days we had more than 6 students, there was limited time and very limited attention from instructors imagine 1 instructor trying to give 4-5-6 scenarios at once because we had 8-10-12 students in a group ... its impossible to monitor properly ..

I'm neutral on the issue of gun control ... well actually hell with it I say give every bastard who wants a gun a gun ... I like doing trauma jobs ..

Congrats dude ... Best advice ever .... go back to school and get a higher education

I'm with firedoc .. why ? ... (no offense) but seriously? what is an engagement? A promise to get married? Might as well just go get married .. !

Despite how bad the economy is there are jobs out there, I wouldn't try and get one in the financial industry but there should be other jobs available even if it is washing dishes .... income is income ..

I would start by knowing the acls medications and the medications in your local protocols. No list that I'm aware of ...

Here we have a max of 6 students per lab instructor ... makes sure everyone gets the attention they need ... 1 lecturer for didactic affairs is fine no matter how many students in the class ..

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Seems like a sticky situation, but I'm glad the innocent parties will be okay..

That was great!

I'm confused as hell ... Saline KVO with no bag or tube? Referring to a saline lock perhaps? And I hate to pick on you but since I can, I certainly hope there wasn't a needle still in you only a catheter.

Yea I take it back I did get it ! You can tell the kids I loved the pictures and I can't wait to answer their questions and talk to them. You should also have my intro email with pictures and info to share with the kids. FYI If this program goes well for you gypsy you should consider expanding it to other schools, and maybe we could really start to educate our young kids about EMS ... best part is Pre-K is supposed to be universally free now I think, so we could reach all children who go to pre-k!

Certainly would help with general advice if I had some idea where you worked previously. Why truck driving? Driving school buses pays really well here... Just a thought ..

I have nothing lol .. btw the harness really doesn't have an official use that I know of ... we use it as a handle for people to climb into the ambulance using the side step, we use it to hang our bunker gear/ppe, sometimes we hang bvm's and various equipment off of it .. some people who sit on the bench like to hold it. who knows what its supposed to do

Ive precepted many EMT students, and when they show up I introduce myself, ask them their name, then I explain to them the way myself and my partner do things, and what is expected of them when we get to a scene which includes them staying only a few feet from myself and that they should be actively involved in patient care, and if they are unsure of something to ask, and we can move forward from there. I have had the unfortunate pleasure of precepting students every shift for the past 6 weeks or so, and 6 weeks ago I got a brand new partner who just became an EMT himself, this in itself has been a conflict. The service I work for prefers the senior person to drive, so I've been driving, mentoring a rookie and precepting a student. Yuck .. As a Medic student I have had the crew leave an ACR and a patient on a stretcher with a FDNY Lieutenant (conditions boss) in the ER not triaged ... to go to a Cardiac arrest when BLS was asking for ALS dispatched responded no ALS available, the crew left the stretcher with the thought process of It only takes 1 stretcher to transport an arrest.

The protocol was only implemented in Jan 09. That's NYC REMAC for ya! Again thanks for the information. Edit for: year

Bottom line is, nothing about street/field experience dictates how well you do in class. College experience A&P experience help you. This has been proven time and time again.

Unfortunately it specifically states in the protocol it is contraindicated by soy and or nuts. Unlike most medications where it is just expected you will know the contraindications and use clinical judgment in administering a medication this is specifically stated any deviation from this would be an issue. thanks for the info though !

ahahaha ... where do the pubescent boys who want to have Mr Spock father his baby fit in ? lol

Side comment, If you work for a facility and want to give a direct notification you can, and the phone numbers to all the ER's are available, but as said seldom used. I have directly notified the facility I was working for twice and have gotten better response and more attention as the ER was able to ask questions and better prepare themselves.