Some argue you should never leave the hospital without leaving a complete PCR. The PCR is essential to the patient’s continuing care. Others would argue the lady having a stroke in the aisle at Wal-Mart is more important than finishing the run form for the patient sitting in the waiting room with cold and flu symptoms, who you picked up three blocks from the hospital.

sneaker x1, socks, all cut off …

I am also in support of Narcan for BLS because of the advent of IN (Intranasal) Narcan delivery.

If there is one medication I would give to BLS services aside from the epi-pen, it would be Zofran (Ondansetron) ODT.

I make these recommendations because I believe they will be better for patients, that they will do more good with minimal risk of harm.

Bag-Valve-Mask is better than ET Intubation or even supraglottic airways in cardiac arrest. Or at least that is the conclusion of an important new study published January 16, 2013 in the Journal of the American Medical Society.

I want what I do– what we do–to matter, and I know it does in many ways. There are just those times where I think it might be better if we could just transport someone home instead of to the hospital.

Hi all- I am curious about controlled substances policies in various states. Specifically: Are paramedics in your state allowed to carry their controlled substances on their person while on duty? In other words, are the controlled substances considered secured when in the paramedic’s possession? Do you carry them in a pouch, for instance, during the […]

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