Christopher McDowell EMT-P

Critical Care

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Christopher McDowell is a EMT-P and specializes in Critical Care.

Do I have what it takes to succeed in Nursing?

Christopher McDowell replied to Hurricane's topic in General Nursing

I will give you the same answer I give people when they ask me if they should become a paramedic. Do you have a why? What is a why? A why is WHY you choose this profession, it is an intimate and personal reason that grows from the core of your being ...
Autonomy in nursing

Christopher McDowell posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

Hey guys, not sure where this post should actually go so I'm going to just drop it here. So I'm a critical care paramedic and I've been looking at possibly going to nursing school. Here is my only catch though, as a paramedic I get a tremendous (and ...
Assisted Living-License in Jeopardy? Help!

Christopher McDowell replied to Brenrn's topic in General Nursing

To be honest, call your state office and report their POS ***'s, I'm ***ing sick and tired of nursing homes putting patients lives in danger to make a buck.
Severe vasovagal response.

Christopher McDowell replied to asystolesurgery's topic in Safety

In my 10 years I've never seen a patient vagal into asystole or an idioventricular rhythm. A very low sinus brady sure, pretty common, but never into an idioventricular. I think your probably right that this patient should have been sent for a cardia...