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Interesting. I've always heard that Schaffer wanted out of that contract. Do you know if Lynch is keeping the backup contract (not that it really matters with the amount of units Care has)?

That's because it's assumed that providers are going to have a mechanical means of ventilating a patient or a barrier device.

The 911 companies in Orange County are Care (most of north OC and a lot of LA now), Schaffer (Costa Mesa), Doctors (Laguna, Irvine), Medix (southern OC plus Seal Beach), and Emergency (Brea plus another city that I can't remember). Essentially 911 is just doing what the fire medics tell you to do. Expect to show up second for well over 75% of the calls since the area is over saturated with medic engines compared to ambulances and fire always responds code 3 (the ambulance may not). Personally, I'd rather be on a dedicated CCT unit (RNs and/or RTs) than on a 911 unit in OC.

Just add a credit card reader to the tough books and off you go. :twisted:

Well, to be fair, UPS drivers can make more money through out their life time than emergency physicians. http://www.er-doctor.com/doctor_income.html

Sounds like putting a tourniquet around the neck to prevent air from escaping.

Man: Woman:

I just think calling myself a "European Mutt" explains my heritage well enough.

Why can't you link directly to them? http://www.acgov.org/ems/Resource_policy_m...lemic_adult.pdf http://www.acgov.org/ems/Resource_policy_m...in_MI_adult.pdf

158 miles.

Yep, ROSC= Return of Spontaneous Circulation.

I knew my SMP was missing an important class...

Yes

Probably for the same reason why there's _______-American for everyone who isn't "white."

Racism threads get a link to "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist" from Ave. Q. It's almost a law. South Park clip, in spoiler since language is NSFW. Included also is the Scrubs take off on the Nagger episode involving Kelso (SFW). [spoil:b0915aff0f] [/spoil:b0915aff0f] First off, we don't know what the racial slur is. The South Park clip uses the 'unholy of unholies" word, but other words could easily be passed off without someone even batting an eye (e.g. Polack when used in English). Suffice to say, yes, I think the strength of the word does play a role. "Racism" is a tricky subject. On one hand, if society disallowed anyone who laughed at a racial joke or ever used a racial slur to provide care based on those being "racist," then we would have a total of zero providers. On the other extreme, there's KKK members who obviously would have trouble rendering care based on a persons skin color. Thus, there's a line someplace in the middle where racial judgments start to have an impact on providing care. As with many other parameters, there is no simple place where a line can be drawn and will have to come down to an interview and proper monitoring.

Not a Scrubs fan?

Media attention->increased public exposure->more funding->higher pay/more units->better care/shorter ambulance response times Essentially the same flow chart that the fire department uses every time they try to justify more fire units. I can see the "why does it matter" argument in dual systems, but that does not seem to be the case in this situation.

Paramedics is filmed as a ride along, similar to the style of Trauma: Life in the ER. True Stories of the ER, on the other hand, was filmed as dramatic recreations with the physician narrating the story.

It varies. Some places do, some places don't. Some places rely on paramedic interpretation of the EKG, others rely on the machine interpretation.

example:

So you'd be fine if a pair of local non-fire ambulance personnel were essentially credited with putting out a structure fire even if all they did was watch? To be clearly honest, this is definitely one of those articles that scream "not news" anyways.

http://www.ems1.com/ems-products/ambulance...-Y-EMT-lost-arm Pro-tip: If you need to set up a GPS unit, either have your passenger do it or pull over onto the shoulder.

So, does this mean that paramedics should get to claim credit for putting out a structure fire if all they do is sit on scene and watch?