The party is just starting! Thanks, Eric!I am late to the party, but CONGRATS on becoming a paramedic!!
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The party is just starting! Thanks, Eric!I am late to the party, but CONGRATS on becoming a paramedic!!
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Nursing has similar issues and disparities, particularly with CRNPs. No two states are alike in what your license covers. We (nurses) are starting to coalesce around more independence, but not all NPs are equal and the AMA resists independence strongly, so it becomes a political fight. Underserved rural areas lose out.Oh man, I can go on about this for hours. Lol
And that's what I hate most. The community shouldn't suffer because of a disagreement; they're only asking for help so let's help them. I know there's a lot more to it than that, but at the core, we're supposed to help people.Nursing has similar issues and disparities, particularly with CRNPs. No two states are alike in what your license covers. We (nurses) are starting to coalesce around more independence, but not all NPs are equal and the AMA resists independence strongly, so it becomes a political fight. Underserved rural areas lose out.
It really is. It's almost like passing the torch, but less...fiery. That gesture will be a thing of the past sooner than later because we're starting to get away from wearing patches and badges; I'm not crazy about how many times I've angrily been confused for a cop.Good read Ben! Receiving the old patch will be a pretty dang cool gift!
No, you!Good stuff Ben!
I'm always happy...and grumpy. I'm a complicated dude. LolBen's Happy, Yay !!!
Thanks, Shawn! I wouldn't be surprised. It's like riding a bike, but with medicine and really sharp objects.Just got caught up. First off, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
Secondly, I'm actually surprised at myself for being able to keep up with most of the conversation that followed. It has been a really long time since my EMT cert ran out.
Yeah but I got my cert probably the year or the one before you were born.It's like riding a bike,
The lights still flash and sirens still wail. Sounds the same to me!Yeah but I got my cert probably the year or the one before you were born.
Then I let it run out due to moving to a different state and laws being different. So I haven't run on an ambulance since about 1991. That's a long time to not be on a bike.
StolenHey guys! i found a pic of Ben on the job!
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As for the national standard, or NREMT standards, I agree with most of them. The one thing that I'm not a huge fan of us going away from ET intubation. The numbers are showing that EMS as a whole isn't very good at intubating and very good at not recognizing it. I get it, but I'm competent enough to recognize my failures and activate a contingency.
If you can’t intubate it’s just BVM all the way to the hospital?
Depending on how the patient presents. If it's CPR and you can't drop a tube, there's no shame in a supraglottic airway...anymore. But I've had a patient that was circling the drain and all I had time to do was bag, didn't even get vitals. Get what you can and jet. I also have PAI with either Versed or Ketamine in my protocols if the situation requires it. We also carry Rocuronium and Etomidate for RSI, but I think we're starting to lean towards PAI due to better patient outcomes, specifically in trauma.
What you do in your spare time is none of my businessSo I am guessing the whole pocket knife, bottle of whiskey, and a pen tube are out of the question?
...and interesting drugs.Thanks, Shawn! I wouldn't be surprised. It's like riding a bike, but with medicine and really sharp objects.
That's an understatement. I found out how Imodium works yesterday and it's brilliant!...and interesting drugs.
Better than finding out how ex lax works, I suppose...I found out how Imodium works yesterday and it's brilliant!